Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Costello · 2020
Hey Clockface was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. 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 2020, 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.
CRE-01394-A CBEtched A
CRE-01394-B CBEtched B
CRE-01394-C CBEtched C
CRE-01394-D CBEtched D
CB initials
CRE-01394-A CBSide One (etched)
CRE-01394-B CBSide Two (etched)
CRE-01394-C CBSide Three (etched)
CRE-01394-D CBSide Four (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Worldwide | Concord Records CRE01394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | Unknown | Concord Records 00888072210530First yearLP, Album, Stereo, 7", All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, 7", All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Concord Records 00888072210530First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Concord Records CRE01393First yearLP | LP |
| 2020 | US | Concord Records 00888072202863First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Concord Records CRE01394First yearLP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Concord Records CRE01393First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Concord Records 00888072210530First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Concord Records CRE01394First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Concord Records CRE01393First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Worldwide | Concord Records 00888072202863First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2020 | US | Concord Records CRE01394 / Concord Records CRE01446First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Hey Clockface are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, Europe, Worldwide. One of them is Concord Records 00888072210530, released October 30, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 00888072210530, CRE01393, 00888072202863, CRE01394) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CRE-01394-A CB and CRE-01394-B CB. 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.
