Vinyl pressings
by Charles Manson · 2010
Air was first pressed on vinyl in 2010. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 2010, 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.
MBL138-1-A Crime is anything that's done against your survival. ⓊRunout side A
MBL138-1-B RE.1 Any sin against your life is a crime. ⓊRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Magic Bullet Records MB138-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL138-1First yearLP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL138-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL138-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL138-1LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL138-1First yearLP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL138-1First yearLP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited |
| 2010 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL138-1First yearLP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Magic Bullet Records MB138-1First yearLP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL138-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2011 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL138-1LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL138-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL138-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL138-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL138-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
25 vinyl pressings of Air are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2010 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 2010, in US. One of them is Magic Bullet Records MB138-1, released August 10, 2010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MB138-1, MBL138-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MBL138-1-A Crime is anything that's done against your survival. Ⓤ and MBL138-1-B RE.1 Any sin against your life is a crime. Ⓤ. 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.
