Vinyl pressings
by Bruit ≤ · 2019
Monolith was first pressed on vinyl in 2019. 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 2019, 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.
183754M1/B PIRATES PRESS - ELUSIVE011Runout Side A
183754M2/B PIRATES PRESS - ELUSIVE011Runout Side B
183754M1/B PIRATES PRESS - ELUSIVE011Runout Side A
183754M2/B PIRATES PRESS - ELUSIVE011Runout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Switzerland | Elusive Sound Elusive011First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Switzerland | Elusive Sound Elusive011First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Switzerland | Elusive Sound Elusive01112", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered |
| 2019 | Switzerland | Elusive Sound Elusive01112", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Mispress, Numbered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Mispress, Numbered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered |
| 2019 | Switzerland | Elusive Sound Elusive01112", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Germany | Pelagic Records12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Germany | Pelagic Records12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 299-V12", 45 RPM, EP, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2025 | Germany | Pelagic Records12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Germany | Pelagic Records12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Monolith are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2019 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2019, in Switzerland. One of them is Elusive Sound Elusive011, released May 3, 2019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Elusive011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 183754M1/B PIRATES PRESS - ELUSIVE011 and 183754M2/B PIRATES PRESS - ELUSIVE011. 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.
