Vinyl pressings
by Franz Ferdinand · 2025
The Human Fear was first pressed on vinyl in 2025. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 2025, 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.
WIGLP495 A1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS = BO18159-01 A1Runout side A
WIGLP495 B1 BO18159-01 B1Runout side B
BO18159-01 A1 WIGLP495 A1 ⊥1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS =Runout, side A
BO18159-01 B1 ∨1 WIGLP495 B1Runout, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Japan | Domino WIGLP495XBR / Beat Records WIGLP495XBRFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Unknown | Domino WIGLP495XMS / Domino WIGLP495XMFirst yearLP, Album, Bioplastic, Limited Edition, LP, Limited Edition, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Bioplastic, Limited Edition, LP, Limited Edition, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Unknown | Domino WIGLP495XMFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, LP, Limited Edition, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, LP, Limited Edition, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Domino WIGLP495 / Domino WIGLP495XFirst yearLP, Album, Bioplastic, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Bioplastic, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Domino WIGLP495First yearLP, Album, Bioplastic | LP, Album, Bioplastic |
| 2025 | Europe | Domino WIGLP495SP / Domino WIGLP495First yearLP, Album, Bioplastic, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Bioplastic, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2025 | UK | Domino WIGLP495 / Domino WIGLP495First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | USA & Canada | Domino WIGLP495First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2025 | USA & Canada | Domino WIGLP495 / Domino WIGLP495XFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Domino WIGLP495XXFirst yearLP, Album, Bioplastic, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Bioplastic, Limited Edition · Limited |
10 vinyl pressings of The Human Fear are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2025, in Europe, UK, Japan, USA & Canada and more. One of them is Domino WIGLP495, released January 10, 2025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WIGLP495, WIGLP495SP, WIGLP495XMS, WIGLP495XM) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIGLP495 A1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS = BO18159-01 A1 and WIGLP495 B1 BO18159-01 B1. 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.
