Vinyl pressings
by Elliott Smith · 2007
New Moon was first pressed on vinyl in 2007. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2007, the album's first year, in 2 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.
KRS-455-A SAE MASTERING 15211.1(3)Side A runout
KRS-455-B SAE MASTERING 15211.2(3)Side B runout
KRS-455-C SAE MASTERING 15211.3(3)Side C runout
KRS-455-D SAE MASTERING 15211.4(3)Side D runout
WIGLP-198-A SAE MASTERINGSide A runout etched, [SAE MASTERING] stamped
WIGLP-198-B SAE MASTERINGSide B runout etched, [SAE MASTERING] stamped
WIGLP-198-C SAE MASTERINGSide C runout etched, [SAE MASTERING] stamped
WIGLP-198-D SAE MASTERINGSide D runout etched, [SAE MASTERING] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | UK & Europe | Domino WIGLP198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2007 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS455First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 2009 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS455LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK & Europe | Domino WIGLP198LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS455LP, Album, Compilation, Repress | LP, Album, Compilation, Repress |
| 2017 | UK & Europe | Universal Music Group 602547529527LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS455LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS455LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS455LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS-455LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS455LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS 455LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS 455LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS 455LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS455LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS455LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of New Moon are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2007 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2007, in US, UK & Europe. One of them is Kill Rock Stars KRS455, released May 8, 2007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KRS455, WIGLP198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KRS-455-A SAE MASTERING 15211.1(3) and KRS-455-B SAE MASTERING 15211.2(3). 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.
