Vinyl pressings
by Bonobo · 2022
Fragments was first pressed on vinyl in 2022. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 2022, the album's first year, in 2 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ZEN279-ARunout: Side A, Etched
MPO* 212399667 (Etched) ZEN279-BRunout: Side B, Stamped
MPO* 21244387 (Etched) ZEN279-CRunout: Side C, Stamped
ZEN279-DRunout: Side D, Etched
ZEN279-A The CarverySide A - Etching - Variant 1, 2
ZEN279-B The CarverySide B - Etching - Variant 1, 2
ZEN279-C The CarverySide C - Etching - Variant 1, 2
ZEN279-D The CarverySide D - Etching - Variant 1, 2
Side A: ZEN 279-A The Carvery [MPO Logo]® 21243352
Side B: ZEN 279-B The Carvery [MPO Logo]® 21243146
Side C: ZEN 279-C The Carvery [MPO Logo]® 21238886
Side D: ZEN 279-D The Carvery [MPO Logo]® 21239669
ZEN279-ASide A
ZEN279-B MPO21239270Side B
ZEN279-C MPO21243501Side C
ZEN279-D MPO21243487Side D
ZEN279-A The Carvery MPO®21237773Runout side A
ZEN279-B The Carvery MPO®21237772Runout side B
ZEN279-C The Carvery MPO®21244221Runout side C
ZEN279-D The Carvery MPO®21238829Runout side D
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN279BLFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN279SFFFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN279XHHVFirst yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN279DFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2022 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN279 / Ninja Tune ZEN279RTFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN279GD / Ninja Tune ZEN279First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN279XFirst yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN279XFirst yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN279XFirst yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Misprint · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Misprint · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Ninja Tune ZEN279WLFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, White Label · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, White Label · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Ninja Tune ZEN279VMPLP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Fragments are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2022, in Europe, UK. One of them is Ninja Tune ZEN279SFF, released January 11, 2022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZEN279SFF, ZEN279XHHV, ZEN279D, ZEN279) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZEN279-A and MPO* 212399667 (Etched) ZEN279-B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
