Vinyl pressings
by Easy Life · 2021
Life's A Beach 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.
12 pressings came out in 2021, 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.
219821E1 894170 00602435640815-ASide A Stamped
00602435640815 A1Side A Etched
894172 00602435640815-BSide B Stamped
00602435640815 B1Side B Etched
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 | UK | Island Records 3584392First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | UK | Island Records 3564081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | UK | Island Records 3564084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | UK | Island Records 3564083First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Island Records 3564084First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Island Records 3564098First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Island Records 3564099 / Island Records 00602435640990First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2021 | UK | Island Records 3564085First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Island Records 3564097First year12", Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Island Records 3564088First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Island Records 3564086First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Island Records 3551240First yearLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Life's A Beach are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in UK. One of them is Island Records 3584392, released May 28, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3584392, 3564081, 3564084, 3564083) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 219821E1 894170 00602435640815-A and 00602435640815 A1. 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.
