Vinyl pressings
by Ed Sheeran · 2025
Play was first pressed on vinyl in 2025. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 2025, the album's first year, in 8 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.
299840E1 02301597 2300736 45SIDE A runout stamped and etched
299840E2 02333648 2332406SIDE B runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chile | Música & Marketing Chile Ltda. 2173-27582-2First yearLP | LP |
| 2025 | Australia | Gingerbread Man Records 2173275824 / Atlantic 2173275824First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2025 | Europe | Atlantic 5021732758224 / Gingerbread Man Records 5021732758224First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Atlantic 5021732758224 / Gingerbread Man Records 5021732758224First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Atlantic 5021732758347 / Gingerbread Man Records 5021732758347First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Gingerbread Man Records 5021732758330 / Atlantic 5021732758330First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc |
| 2025 | UK | Atlantic 5021732758224 / Gingerbread Man Records 5021732758224First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Gingerbread Man Records 5021758224 / Atlantic 5021758224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2025 | UK | Gingerbread Man Records 5021732758286 / Atlantic 5021732758286First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2025 | UK | Atlantic 5021732758309 / Gingerbread Man Records 5021732758309First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc, Special Edition, Stereo · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Special Edition, Stereo · Picture disc |
| 2025 | UK | Gingerbread Man Records 5021732758224First yearLP, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited |
| 2025 | UK & US | Atlantic 5021732758248 / Gingerbread Man Records 5021732758248First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2025 | UK & US | Atlantic 5021732758316First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK & US | Atlantic 5021732758316First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Atlantic 5021732758224First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Gingerbread Man Records 502173275828612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
25 vinyl pressings of Play are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 2025 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2025, in UK, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Atlantic 5021732758347, released September 12, 2025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5021732758347, 5021732758330, 5021732758224, 5021758224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 299840E1 02301597 2300736 45 and 299840E2 02333648 2332406. 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.
