Vinyl pressings
by Coldplay · 2015
A Head Full Of Dreams was first pressed on vinyl in 2015. 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 2015, the album's first year, in 2 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.
0825646982158 BF10014-01 A1Runout side A, variant 1
0825646982158 BF10014-01 B1Runout side B, variant 1
0825646982158 BF10014-02 C1Runout side C, variant 1
0825646982158 BF10014-02 D1Runout side D, variant 1
0825646982158 BF10014-01 A1 3=∧Runout Side A, variant 1
0825646982158 BF10014-01 B1 v=xRunout Side B, variant 1
0825646982158 BF10014-02 C1 3I-Runout Side C, variant 1
0825646982158 BF10014-02 D1 VITRunout Side D, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Parlophone 0825646982158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | Europe | Parlophone 0825646982158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | USA & Europe | Parlophone 0825646982158First yearLP, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK | Parlophone 0825646982158LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Warner Music Group 5054197532262LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | Europe | Parlophone 5054197532269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Atlantic 5054197532269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | Europe | ParlophoneLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 2024 | Europe | Parlophone 5054197607448LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Europe | Parlophone 5054197607448LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | Parlophone 5054197607448LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Parlophone 5021732546654LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of A Head Full Of Dreams are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2015 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in Europe, USA & Europe. One of them is Parlophone 0825646982158, released December 4, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0825646982158) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0825646982158 BF10014-01 A1 and 0825646982158 BF10014-01 B1. 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.
