Vinyl pressings
by Fontaines D.C. · 2020
A Hero's Death 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.
4 pressings came out in 2020, 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.
204637E1/ASide A runout, stamped, variant 1
204637E2/ASide B runout, stamped, variant 1
204637E1/ESide A runout, stamped, variant 2
204637E2/BSide B runout, stamped, variant 2
204637E1/ASide A runout, stamped [Variant 1]
204637E2/ASide B runout, stamped [Variant 1]
204637E1/ESide A runout, stamped [Variant 2]
204637E2/BSide B runout, stamped [Variant 2]
204637E1/ASide A runout, stamped
204637E2/ASide B runout, stamped
206286M1/Astamped Side A
206286M2/A1Stamped Side B
206286M3/A1Stamped Side C
206286M4/A2Stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Unknown | Partisan Records PTKF2182-3 / Partisan Records PTKF2182-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Partisan Records PTKF2182-8First year12", 45 RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Partisan Records PTKF2182-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Partisan Records PTKF2182-8 DLX / A/B / LACQ12", 45 RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Partisan Records PTKF2182-1 / LACQLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Partisan Records PTKF2182-8 DLX / CD / LACQ12", 45 RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | US | Partisan Records PTKF2182-1LP, 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 |
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Partisan Records PTKF2189-9 / Partisan Records PTKF2182-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Partisan Records PTKF2182-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2023 | US | Partisan Records PTKF2182-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Japan | Partisan Records PTKF2182-1JLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2026 | UK, Europe & US | Partisan Records PTKF2182-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of A Hero's Death are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2020 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in UK, Europe & US, Europe. One of them is Partisan Records PTKF2182-1, released July 31, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PTKF2182-1, PTKF2189-9, PTKF2182-3, PTKF2182-8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 204637E1/A and 204637E2/A. 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.
