Vinyl pressings
by Chvrches · 2021
Screen Violence was first pressed on vinyl in 2021. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 2021, 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.
E M IV 2041-A 225962E1 "NINE, TEN..." EMIV2041-A¹ 960552A-side runout
EMIV 2041-B 225962E2 EMIV2041-B¹ 960554 "NEVER SLEEP AGAIN..."B-side runout
(Side A - stamped): 960552 EMIV 2041-A 225962E1
(Side A - etched): "NINE,TEN..." EMIV2041-A¹
(Side B - stamped): 960554 EMIV 2041-B 225962E2
(Side B - etched): "NEVER SLEEP AGAIN..." EMIV 2041-B¹
GLS0292-01 A2 38132.1(3)...Runout side A
GLS0292-01 B1 37989.2(3).. "NEVER SLEEP AGAIN..."Runout side B
38132.1(3)... GLS-0292-01 A2Side A
37989.2(3)... GLS-0292-01 B1 "NEVER SLEEP AGAIN..."Side B
GLS0292-01 A2 38132.1(3)...Side A runout, etched
GLS-0292-01 B1 37989.2(3)... "NEVER SLEEP AGAIN..."Side B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | EMI EMIV 2041 / Goodbye Records 00602435954219LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | Europe | EMI EMIV 2041 / Goodbye Records 00602435954219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Europe | Goodbye Records 0602435975030 / Vertigo Berlin 3597503First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | EMI EMIV 2041 / Goodbye Records 00602435954219First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | Europe | EMI EMIV 2041 / Goodbye Records 00602435954226First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | Europe | EMI EMIV 2041 / Goodbye Records 00602435954219First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | UK | EMI EMIVX 2041 / Goodbye Records 00602435954233First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | EMI EMIVY 2041 / Goodbye Records 00602435970202First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Glassnote GLS-0300-01 / Glassnote GLS-0292-01First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Glassnote GLS-0292-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | US | Goodbye Records GLS-0292-01 / Glassnote GLS-0292-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Goodbye Records GLS-0303-01 / Glassnote GLS-0303-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Goodbye Records GLS-0310-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Goodbye Records GLS-0309-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Goodbye Records GLS-0311-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Screen Violence are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in UK, US, Europe, Japan. One of them is EMI EMIVX 2041, released August 27, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMIVX 2041, EMIVY 2041, GLS-0300-01, GLS-0292-01) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E M IV 2041-A 225962E1 "NINE, TEN..." EMIV2041-A¹ 960552 and EMIV 2041-B 225962E2 EMIV2041-B¹ 960554 "NEVER SLEEP AGAIN...". 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.
