Vinyl pressings
by Courtney Barnett · 2015
Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just… 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.
8 pressings came out in 2015, the album's first year, in 3 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.
HA0036LPX A1 BE76451-01 A1
HA0036LPX B1 BE76451-01 B1
HA0036LPX C1 BE76451-02 C1
HA0036LPX D1 BE76451-02 D1
BE76448-01 A1 HA0036LP A1 |1Side A runout, variant 1
BE76448-01 B1 HA0036LP B1 =5Side B runout, variant 1
BE76448-01 A1 HA0036LP A1 =I1Side A runout, variant 2
BE76448-01 B1 1I1 HA0036LP B1Side B runout, variant 2
MPO NOISELAND 14-0766 ̷1̷4̷-̷0̷7̷2̷5̷ A K SSTSide A runout, etched
MPO NOISELAND 14-0766 ̷1̷4̷-̷0̷7̷2̷5̷ B K SSTSide B runout, etched
Side A: SST MPO NOISELAND A
Side B: SST NOISELAND 14-0766 B
HA0036LPX A1 BE76457-01 A1Runout side A
HA0036LPX B1 BE76457-01 B1Runout side B
HA0036LPX C1 BE76457-02 C1Runout side C
HA0036 D1 LPX BE76457-02 D1Runout side D
HAØØ36LPX A1 BE76451-01 A1 +∧Side A, etched
HAØØ36LPX B1 BE76451-01 B1 ∨∧Side B, etched
HAØØ36LPX C1 BE76451-02 C1 ∧∧Side C, etched
HAØØ36 D1 LPX BE76451-02 D1 ∧sSide D, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Australia & New Zealand | Milk! Records MILK014LPXFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Australia & New Zealand | Milk! Records MILK014LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | UK | Marathon Artists HA0036LPX / Marathon Artists HA0036LPXFirst yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Marathon Artists HA0036LP / House Anxiety Records HA0036LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2015 | US | Mom + Pop MP221-1 / Marathon Artists MP221-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | US | Mom + Pop MP221-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Marathon Artists HA0036LPXFirst yearLP, Album, 7", Single, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, 7", Single, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Marathon Artists HA0036LPXE / House Anxiety Records HA0036LPXEFirst yearLP, Album, Special Cut, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Cut, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Mom + Pop MP221-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Mom + Pop MP221-1 / Marathon Artists MP221-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2018 | US | Mom + Pop MP221-1 / Marathon Artists MP221-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Mom + Pop MP221-1 / Marathon Artists MP221-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2022 | US | Mom + Pop MP221-1 / Marathon Artists MP221-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2022 | Australia | Milk! Records MILK014LPLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue |
| 2024 | US | Mom + Pop MP221-1 / Marathon Artists MP221-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2025 | US | Mom + Pop 708857221110LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just… are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2015 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in UK, US, Australia & New Zealand. One of them is Marathon Artists HA0036LPX, released March 23, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HA0036LPX, HA0036LP, MP221-1, HA0036LPXE) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HA0036LPX A1 BE76451-01 A1 and HA0036LPX B1 BE76451-01 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.
