Vinyl pressings
by Deafheaven · 2013
Sunbather was first pressed on vinyl in 2013. 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 2013, 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 - DWI146 A 107386M1/AA-side runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - DWI146 B 107386M2/AB-side runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - DWI146 C 107386M3/BC-side runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - DWI146 D 107386M4/CD-side runout, stamped
107386M1/A PIRATES PRESS - DWI146 ASide A
107386M2/A PIRATES PRESS - DWI146 BSide B
107386M3/B PIRATES PRESS - DWI146 CSide C
107386M4/C PIRATES PRESS - DWI146 DSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Deathwish DW146First year12", 45 RPM, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Deathwish DW146First year12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Deathwish DW146First year12", 45 RPM, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Deathwish DW14612", 45 RPM, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Deathwish DW14612", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2013 | US | Deathwish DW14612", 45 RPM, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Deathwish DW14612", 45 RPM, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Deathwish DW146LP, 45 RPM, LP, 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, LP, 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | Deathwish DW25112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | Deathwish DW25112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | Deathwish DW25112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | Deathwish DW25112", 45 RPM, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | Deathwish DW25112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Sunbather are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2013 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2013, in US. One of them is Deathwish DW146, released June 11, 2013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DW146) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PIRATES PRESS - DWI146 A 107386M1/A and PIRATES PRESS - DWI146 B 107386M2/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.
