Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Costello & The Imposters · 2018
Look Now 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.
7 pressings came out in 2018, 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.
177549E1/A 00888072068261-AA side runout laser etched
177549E2/A 00888072068261-BB side runout laser etched
177549E3/A 00888072068285-AC side runout laser etched
177549E4/A 00888072068285-BD side runout laser etched
CRE-00751-A CB 30713.1(3)...Side A runout, etched
CRE-00751-B CB 30713.2(3)...Side B runout, etched
CRE-00794-A B 30715.1(3)... CBSide A runout etched
CRE-00794-B B 30715.2(3) CBSide B runout etched
CRE-00794-C B 30715.3(3)... CBSide C runout etched
CRE-00794-D B 30715.4(3) CBSide D runout etched
CRE-00794-A 30715.1(3)... CBSide A runout, etched
CRE-00794-B 30715.2(3)... CBSide B runout, etched
CRE-00794-C 30715.3(3)... CBSide C runout, etched
CRE-00794-D 30715.4(3)... CBSide D runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Concord Records CRE-00794LP, Album, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2018 | US | Concord Records CRE00751First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Concord Records CRE00831First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Concord Records CRE00794First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Concord Records CRE00794First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| 2018 | US | Concord Records CRE00794First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Concord Records 00888072068254First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Concord Records 00888072062672First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2019 | US | Concord Records CRE008757", 45 RPM, Single, Box Set, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Box Set, Special Edition |
| 2019 | Worldwide | Concord Records CRE00919 / Concord Records CRE009407", 45 RPM, Single, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered |
10 vinyl pressings of Look Now are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2018 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in Worldwide, US. One of them is Concord Records 00888072068254, released October 12, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 00888072068254, 00888072062672, CRE00751, CRE00831) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 177549E1/A 00888072068261-A and 177549E2/A 00888072068261-B. 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.
