Europe
October 11, 2024- Label and catalog number
- Flenser Records FR164
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition · Gold & Black Pinwheel w/ White Splatter
- Runout / matrix
285427E1/B / ROLL THE BONESSide A runout
285427E2/A / WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?Side B runout

Vinyl pressings
by Chat Pile · 2024
Cool World was first pressed on vinyl in 2024. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 2024, the album's first year, in 4 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.
285427E1/B / ROLL THE BONESSide A runout
285427E2/A / WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?Side B runout
285427E1/B ROLL THE BONESSide A runout
285427E2/A WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?Side B runout
285427E1/B ROLL THE BONESSide A runout
285427E2/A WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?Side B runout
285427E1/B ROLL THE BONESSide A
285427E2/B WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?Side B
285427E1/B ROLL THE BONESSide A
285427E2/A WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?Side B
285427E1/B ROLL THE BONESRunout side A, variant 1
285427E2/A WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?Runout side B, variant 1
285427E1/A ROLL THE BONESRunout side A, variant 2
285427E2/A WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?Runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Flenser Records FR164LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Flenser Records FR164LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| 2024 | Europe | Flenser Records FR164First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Flenser Records FR 164First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2024 | Europe | Flenser Records FR 164First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | France | Flenser Records FR 164First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Flenser Records FR164LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Flenser Records FR164First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | The Flenser FR164First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Flenser Records FR164First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2024 | US | Flenser Records FR164First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Flenser Records FR164First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Flenser Records FR164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | Flenser Records FR164First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Flenser Records FR164First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
30 vinyl pressings of Cool World are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2024 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in Europe, US, UK, France. One of them is Flenser Records FR164, released October 11, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FR164, FR 164) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 285427E1/B / ROLL THE BONES and 285427E2/A / WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?. 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.