Vinyl pressings
by Czarface · 2015
Every Hero Needs A Villain 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. 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.
Pirates Press-BRK153-LP A 130101E1/ASide A
Pirates Press-BRK153-LP B 130101E2/ASide B
Pirates Press-BRK153-LP C 130101E3/ASide C
Pirates Press-BRK153-LP D 130101E4/ASide D
PIRATES PRESS-BRK153-LP A 130101E1/ASide A
PIRATES PRESS-BRK153-LP B 130101E2/ASide B
PIRATES PRESS-BRK153-LP C 130101E3/ASide C
PIRATES PRESS-BRK153-LP D 130101E4/ASide D
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 | US | Brick Records BRK-153-LP / Fly Casual Records BRK-153-LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Brick Records BRK-153-LPFirst yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Brick Records BRK 153LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2019 | US | Brick Records BRK-153-LP / Fly Casual Records BRK-153-LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Brick Records BRK-153-LP / Fly Casual Records BRK-153-LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Brick Records BRK-152-LP / Fly Casual Records BRK-152-LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Unknown | Brick Records BRK-153-LP / Fly Casual Records BRK-153-LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Brick Records BRK-153-LP / Fly Casual Records BRK-153-LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Brick Records BRK-153-LP / Fly Casual Records BRK-153-LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Brick Records BRK-153-LP / Fly Casual Records BRK-153-LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Brick Records BRK-153-LP / Fly Casual Records BRK-153-LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Every Hero Needs A Villain are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2015 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in US. One of them is Brick Records BRK-153-LP, released June 16, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BRK-153-LP, BRK 153LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Pirates Press-BRK153-LP A 130101E1/A and Pirates Press-BRK153-LP B 130101E2/A. 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.
