Vinyl pressings
by Fontaines D.C. · 2024
Romance 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.
15 pressings came out in 2024, the album's first year, in 5 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.
XL1436LP A1 VI- = MATT @ METROPLOIS = BO12999-01 A1Runout side A
XL1436LP B1 BO12999-01 B1 TI2Runout side B
BO13000-01 A1 XL1436LPX A1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS = V+Side A runout
BO13000-01 B1 XL1436LPX B1 V+Side B runout
BO13000-02 C1 XL1436LPX C1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS = V=Side C runout
BO13000-02 D1 XL1436LPX D1 V=Side D runout
BO12999-01 A1 XL1436 LP A1 =MATT @ METROPOLIS=Side A, Runout, Variant 1
BO12999-01 B1 XL 1436 LP B1Side B, Runout, Variant 1
BO12999-01 A1 XL1436 LP A1 =MATT @ METROPOLIS= 1I⊥Side A, Runout, Variant 2
BO12999-01 B1 XL 1436 LP B1 1I2Side B, Runout, Variant 2
BO12999-01 A1 XL1436 LP A1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS =Runout side A
BO12999-01 B1 XL1436 LP B1Runout side B
XL1436LP A2 = MATT @ METROPOLIS =Side A runout
XL1436LP B2Side B runout
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 | Australia & New Zealand | XL Recordings XL1436LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2024 | Australia & New Zealand | XL Recordings XL1436LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Australia & New Zealand | XL Recordings XL1436LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Australia & New Zealand | XL Recordings XL1436LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2024 | Japan | XL Recordings XL1436LP2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | XL RecordingsFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc |
| 2024 | UK | XL Recordings XL1436LP2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | XL Recordings XL1436LPFirst yearLP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | US | XL Recordings XL1436LPVMPLP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | XL Recordings XL1436LPXFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | Worldwide | XL Recordings XL1436LPEFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | XL Recordings XL1436LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2024 | Worldwide | XL Recordings XL1436LP2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | XL Recordings XL1436LPWLEFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, White Label, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, White Label, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | Worldwide | XL Recordings XL1436LPWLE2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, White Label, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, White Label, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
19 vinyl pressings of Romance are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2024 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in Worldwide, UK, US, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is XL Recordings XL1436LPWLE2, released August 23, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XL1436LPWLE2, XL1436LPX, XL1436LPE, XL1436LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XL1436LP A1 VI- = MATT @ METROPLOIS = BO12999-01 A1 and XL1436LP B1 BO12999-01 B1 TI2. 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.
