Vinyl pressings
by First Aid Kit · 2014
Stay Gold was first pressed on vinyl in 2014. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 2014, 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.
88843 06661-A WG/NRP ⓤLP side A, hand etched
88843 06661-B WG/NRP ⓤLP side B, hand etched
DIDX-1049348 1CD
88843 06661-A WG/NRP ⓤLP Side A [Hand Etched]
88843 06661-B WG/NRP ⓤLP Side B [Hand Etched]
DIDX-1049348 1CD Matrix
88843 06661-A WG/NRP ⓤLP side A, hand etched
88843 06661-B WG/NRP ⓤLP side B, hand-etched
DIDX-1049348 1 A01CD
DIDX-1049348 1
Sony DADC A0102322687-0101 25 A01
BE50273-01 A1 MKSide A runout, etched
BE50273-01 B1 MKSide B runout, etched
AE52233-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbHCD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Columbia 88843066611 / Columbia 88843 06661 1First yearLP, Album, CD, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, CD, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 2014 | Europe | Columbia 88843066611First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Columbia 88843 06661 1 / Columbia 88843066611First yearLP, Album, CD, Album | LP, Album, CD, Album |
| 2014 | Europe | Columbia 88843066611 / Columbia 88843 06661 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo, CD, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, CD, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 2014 | Europe | Columbia 88843066611First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2014 | US | Columbia 88843 06661 1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Columbia 88843 06661 1First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, CD, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, CD, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Columbia 88843 06661 1 / Columbia 88843 06661 2First yearLP, Album, CD, Album | LP, Album, CD, Album |
| 2014 | US | Columbia 88843 06661 1First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| 2014 | US | Columbia 88843 06661LP, Album, Numbered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Columbia 19802808071 / Columbia 19802808071S1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Stay Gold are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2014 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2014, in US, Europe. One of them is Columbia 88843 06661 1, released June 10, 2014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 88843 06661 1, 88843066611) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 88843 06661-A WG/NRP ⓤ and 88843 06661-B WG/NRP ⓤ. 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.
