Vinyl pressings
by Box Car Racer · 2017
Box Car Racer was first pressed on vinyl in 2017. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2017, the album's first year. 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.
B0014307-01-A RE 26502.1 (2)...Runout A
B0014307-01-B RE 2 26502.1 (2)...Runout B, variant 1
B0014307-01-B RE2 26803.2(2)..Runout B, variant 2
10-103791 / 602557407921 - A 277290E1/ASide A variant 1
10-103791 / 602557407921 - B 277290E2/BSide B variant 1
10-103791 / 602557407921 - A 277290E1/A 02285445Side A variant 2
10-103791 / 602557407921 - B 277290E2/C 02286380Side B variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Geffen Records B0014307-01 / Universal Music Special Markets B0014307-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Geffen Records B0014307-01 / Universal Music Special Markets B0014307-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Geffen Records B0026357-01 / UMe B0026357-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2017 | US | Geffen Records B0014307-01 / Universal Music Special Markets B0014307-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602557407921LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2017 | US | Geffen Records B0026357-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Geffen Records B0026357-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Geffen Records B0026357-01 / UMe B0026357-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | To The Stars B0026357-01 / Geffen Records B0026357-01LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Geffen Records B0026357-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Geffen Records B0026357-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Box Car Racer are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2010 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2017, in US. One of them is Geffen Records B0026357-01, released May 19, 2017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0026357-01) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B0014307-01-A RE 26502.1 (2)... and B0014307-01-B RE 2 26502.1 (2).... 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.
