US
July 16, 2013- Label and catalog number
- Bridge Nine Records B9R188
- Format
- LP, Album · Clear w/ Black and White Splatter
Vinyl pressings
by Defeater · 2013
Letters Home 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.
6 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.
B9R188-ARunout side A stamped
B9R188-BRunout side B stamped
B9R188-ASide A; Etched
B9R188-BSide B; Etched
B9R/88-ASide A
B9R/88-BSide B
B9R188-ASide A
B9R188-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Bridge Nine Records B9R188LP, Album, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2013 | US | Bridge Nine Records B9R188First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Bridge Nine Records B9R188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2013 | US | Bridge Nine Records B9R188First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Bridge Nine Records B9R188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2013 | US | Bridge Nine Records B9R188First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Bridge Nine Records B9R188First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Bridge Nine Records B9R188LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Bridge Nine Records B9R188LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Bridge Nine Records B9R188LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Letters Home are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2013 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2013, in US. One of them is Bridge Nine Records B9R188, released July 16, 2013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B9R188) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.