Vinyl pressings
by Courtney Barnett · 2018
Tell Me How You Really Feel was first pressed on vinyl in 2018. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 2018, 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.
MA0122LP A1 BH12334-01A1Side A runout, etched
MA0122LP B1 Guy's ELECTRIC BH12334-01B1Side B runout, etched
MAO122LP A1 BH12334-01A1Etched Side A
MAO122LP B1 Guy's ELECTRIC BH12334-01B1Etched Side B
MA0122LP A1 BH12334-01A1Side A, etched
MA0122LP B1 Guy's ELECTRIC BH12334-01B1Side B, etched
MA0122LP A1 BH12334-01A₁Runout side A, hand-etched
MA0122LP B1 Guy's ELECTRIC BH12334-01B₁Runout side B, hand-etched
18-0044NL_MP350 A Kr SSTA-side runout, etched
MPO 18 18555A-side runout, stamped
18-0044NL_MP350 B Kr SSTB-side runout, etched
MPO 18 18556B-side runout, stamped
18-0044NL_MP350 A Kr SST MPO 18 18555Runout side A
18-0044NL_MP350 B Kr SST MPO 18 18556Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Australia & New Zealand | Milk! Records MILK032LP / Remote Control MILK032LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Australia & New Zealand | Milk! Records MILK032LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | Europe | Milk! Records / Marathon Artists MA0122LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | Europe | Marathon Artists MA0122LP / Milk! RecordsFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | USA, Canada & Europe | Mom + Pop MP350 / Milk! Records MP350First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | USA, Canada & Europe | Mom + Pop MP350 / Milk! Records MP350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | USA, Canada & Europe | Mom + Pop / Milk! RecordsFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | USA, Canada & Europe | Mom + Pop MP350 / Milk! Records MP350First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | USA, Canada & Europe | Mom + Pop MP350 / Milk! Records MP350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Mom + Pop MP350 / Marathon Artists MP350LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Tell Me How You Really Feel are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in Australia & New Zealand, Europe, USA, Canada & Europe. One of them is Milk! Records MILK032LP, released May 18, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MILK032LP, MA0122LP, MP350) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MA0122LP A1 BH12334-01A1 and MA0122LP B1 Guy's ELECTRIC BH12334-01B1. 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.
