Vinyl pressings
by Circle Takes The Square · 2013
Decompositions: Volume Number One was first pressed on vinyl in 2013. 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 2013, 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.
L-21645M-A GPR-003 WG/NRP THROUGH FEVERED VISIONS...Side A
L-21645M-B GPR-003 WG/NRP ...SILENCE DEVOURS ITS OWN TAILSide B
L-21645M-C GPR-003 WG/NRP AS IT IS IN MY BLOOD...Side C
L-21645M-D GPR-003 WG/NRP ...SO IT IS IN THE NIGHT SEASide D
L-21645M-A GPR-003 THROUGH FEVERED VISIONSSide A
L-21645M-B GPR-003 ...SILENCE DEVOURS ITS OWN TAILSide B
L-21645M-C GPR-003 AS IT IS IN MY BLOODSide C
L-21645M-D GPR-003 SO IT IS IN THE NIGHT SEASide D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Gatepost RecordingsLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2012 | US | Gatepost RecordingsLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2013 | US | Gatepost RecordingsFirst yearLP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited |
| 2013 | US | Gatepost RecordingsFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2013 | US | Gatepost RecordingsFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2013 | UK & France | Gatepost RecordingsLP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| 2013 | UK, Europe & US | Gatepost RecordingsLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | UK, Europe & US | Gatepost RecordingsLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Gatepost Recordings gatepost # 003LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Gatepost Recordings gatepost # 003LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Gatepost Recordings gatepost # 003LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Decompositions: Volume Number One are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2012 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 2013, in US. One of them is Gatepost Recordings, released April 2013.
Check the catalog number on the label and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L-21645M-A GPR-003 WG/NRP THROUGH FEVERED VISIONS... and L-21645M-B GPR-003 WG/NRP ...SILENCE DEVOURS ITS OWN TAIL. 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.
