USA & Canada
February 2, 2018- Label and catalog number
- SharpTone 4259-1
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
ST 4259-1
BH 10166-01
Vinyl pressings
by Don Broco · 2018
Technology was first pressed on vinyl in 2018. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 2018, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ST 4259-1
BH 10166-01
ST 4259-5LP
167572E4LP
ST 4259-8
BH 10201-01
ST 4259-1
BH 10166-01
ST 4259-8
BH10201-01
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | USA, Canada & Europe | SharpTone 4259-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Unknown | SharpTone 5636First yearLP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | SharpTone ST 4259-5First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc, CD, Album, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, CD, Album, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2018 | Europe | SharpTone 4259-8First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | SharpTone 4259-1 / Raw Power Management 4259-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | Europe | SharpTone 4259-8First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | SharpTone 4259-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | USA & Canada | SharpTone 4259-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | SharpTone 4259-8LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Canada | SharpTone 5636LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Canada | SharpTone 5636LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | UK & Europe | SharpTone 5636LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Unknown | SharpTone 5636-2LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Technology are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2018 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in USA & Canada, Europe, USA, Canada & Europe. One of them is SharpTone 4259-1, released February 2, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4259-1, 5636, ST 4259-5, 4259-8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST 4259-1 and BH 10166-01. 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.