Vinyl pressings
by Caspian · 2007
The Four Trees was first pressed on vinyl in 2007. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2007, 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.
PIRATESPRESS SHEATH004 A 73601E/AA-side stamped
PIRATESPRESS SHEATH004 B 73602E/AB-side stamped
PIRATESPRESS SHEATH004 C 73603E/AC-side stamped
PIRATESPRESS SHEATH004 D 73604E/AD-side stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Dopamine Records dr1017LP, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2007 | US | The Mylene Sheath SHEATH004First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | The Mylene Sheath SHEATH004First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | The Mylene Sheath SHEATH004First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | The Mylene Sheath SHEATH004LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| 2013 | US | The Mylene Sheath SHEATH004LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | The Mylene Sheath SHEATH004LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | The Mylene Sheath SHEATH004LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Repress · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Repress · Limited |
| 2018 | US | The Mylene Sheath Sheath 004LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | The Mylene Sheath Sheath 004LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Dark Operative OPS023-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Dark Operative OPS023-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Dark Operative OPS023-1LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2024 | US | Dark Operative OPS023-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Dark Operative OPS023-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of The Four Trees are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2007 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2007, in US. One of them is The Mylene Sheath SHEATH004, released November 2007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHEATH004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PIRATESPRESS SHEATH004 A 73601E/A and PIRATESPRESS SHEATH004 B 73602E/A. 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.
