Country unknown
November 5, 2021- Label and catalog number
- Anti- 7691-1
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition · Green [Bright Green]
- Runout / matrix
32287 1A ePIT 7691Side A, etched
32287 1B ePIT 7691Side B, etched
Vinyl pressings
by Curtis Harding · 2021
If Words Were Flowers 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.
13 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.
32287 1A ePIT 7691Side A, etched
32287 1B ePIT 7691Side B, etched
32287 1A epit 7691Side A
32287 1B epit 7691Side B
87691-1A JN-H STERLINGSide A
87691-1B JN-H STERLINGSide B
87691-1A JN•H STERLING (all etched, except STERLING stamped)Side A
87691-1B JN•H STERLING (all etched, except STERLING stamped)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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | France | Anti- 7691-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Anti- 87691-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Anti- 87691-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Unknown | Anti- 7691-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Unknown | Anti- 7691-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | Europe | Anti- 7691-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | France | Anti- 7691-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Germany | Anti- 7691-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Anti- 7691-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | UK & Europe | Anti- 7691-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Anti- 7691-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Anti- 7691-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Anti- 87691-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of If Words Were Flowers are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in UK, US, Europe, France and more. One of them is Anti- 7691-1, released November 5, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7691-1, 87691-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 32287 1A ePIT 7691 and 32287 1B ePIT 7691. 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.