US
January 16, 2017- Label and catalog number
- Count Your Lucky Stars CYLS050
- Format
- 10", EP · Yellow
Vinyl pressings
by Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) · 2017
When The Sea Became A Giant was first pressed on vinyl in 2017. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 2017, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Count Your Lucky Stars CYLS 05010", EP, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | 10", EP, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2013 | US | Count Your Lucky Stars CYLS 05010", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered | 10", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | US | Count Your Lucky Stars CYLS 05010", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | 10", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2013 | US | Count Your Lucky Stars CYLS 05010", EP, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", EP, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Count Your Lucky Stars CYLS 05010", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Count Your Lucky Stars CYLS 05010", EP, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", EP, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Count Your Lucky Stars CYLS 05010", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Count Your Lucky Stars CYLS 05010", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Count Your Lucky Stars CYLS050First year10", EP · Colored vinyl | 10", EP · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Count Your Lucky Stars CYLS05010", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of When The Sea Became A Giant are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2013 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 2017, in US. One of them is Count Your Lucky Stars CYLS050, released January 16, 2017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CYLS050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.