Vinyl pressings
by Courtney Barnett · 2021
Things Take Time, Take Time 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.
18 pressings came out in 2021, the album's first year, in 7 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.
MILK064LP –A– DAVE CURVE PUSHERRunout side A, etched
MILK064LP –B– DAVE CURVE PUSHERRunout side B, etched
MILK064LP –A– DAVE CURVE PUSHERRunout side A, etched
MILK064LP –B– DAVE CURVE PUSHERRunout side B, etched
MILK064LP –A– DAVE CURVE PUSHERRunout side A, etched
MILK064LP –B– DAVE CURVE PUSHERRunout side B, etched
MILK064LP –A– DAVE CURVE PUSHERRunout side A, etched
MILK064LP –B– DAVE CURVE PUSHERRunout side B, 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 | UK | Marathon Artists / Milk! RecordsLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | UK | Marathon Artists MA0310LPRTFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Australia | Milk! Records MILK064LPTFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Australia | Milk! Records MILK064LPEFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Australia | Milk! Records MILK064LPDFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Australia | Milk! Records MILK064LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Australia | Milk! Records MILK064LPFFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Australia & New Zealand | Milk! Records MILK064LPMFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Marathon Artists MA0310LPI / Milk! Records MA0310LPIFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Marathon Artists MA0310LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | UK | Marathon Artists MA0310LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | UK | Milk! Records MILK064LPFFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Milk! Records MILK064LPFLP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Mom + Pop MP565 / Milk! Records MP565First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Mom + Pop MP565 / Milk! Records MP565First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
21 vinyl pressings of Things Take Time, Take Time are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in Australia, UK, US, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Milk! Records MILK064LPT, released November 12, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MILK064LPT, MILK064LPE, MILK064LPD, MILK064LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MILK064LP –A– DAVE CURVE PUSHER and MILK064LP –B– DAVE CURVE PUSHER. 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.
