Vinyl pressings
by Father John Misty · 2024
Mahashmashana was first pressed on vinyl in 2024. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 2024, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SP-1666-A CB 44272.1(3)Side 1
SP-1666-B CB 442272.2 444272.B(3)Side 2
SP-1666-C CB 44272.3(3)...Side 3
SP-1666-D CB 44272.4(3)...Side 4
SP-1666-A
44272.1 (3)
SP-1666-B
44272.2 (3)
SP-1666-A CB 44272.1 (3)...Side A runout
SP-1666-B CB 44272.2 44272.3̶ (3)...Side B runout
SP-1666-C CB 44272.3 (3)...Side C runout
SP-1666-D CB 44272.4( 3)...Side D runout
(Side A) SP-1666-A CB
(Side B) SP-1666-B CB
(Side C) SP-1666-C CB
(Side D) SP-1666-D CB
SP-1666-A CB 44272.1(3)Side A runout, variant 1
SP-1666-B CB 442272.2 444272.B(3)Side B runout, variant 1
SP-1666-C CB 44272.3(3)...Side C runout, variant 1
SP-1666-D CB 44272.4(3)...Side D runout, variant 1
SP-1666-A CBRunout side A
SP-1666-B CBRunout side B
SP-1666-C CBRunout side C
SP-1666-D CBRunout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Canada | Sub Pop SP1666 / Sub Pop SP 1666First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Bella Union BELLA1622VFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Europe | Bella Union BELLA1622VXFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Bella Union BELLA1622VRTFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Bella Union BLV8773First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2024 | UK | Bella Union BELLA1622VFirst yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Bella Union BELLA1622V / Bella Union BELLA1622VDFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Bella Union BELLA1622V / Bella Union BELLA1622VSFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Sub Pop SP-1666LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Sub Pop SP-1666First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2024 | US | Sub Pop SP-1666First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Sub Pop SP-1666First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Sub Pop SP-1666First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Sub Pop SP-1666 / Sub Pop SP 1666First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Bella Union BELLA1622VYLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Mahashmashana are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2024 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in US, UK, Canada, Europe. One of them is Sub Pop SP-1666, released November 22, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-1666, BELLA1622VRT, BLV8773, BELLA1622V) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-1666-A CB 44272.1(3) and SP-1666-B CB 442272.2 444272.B(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.
