Vinyl pressings
by Gorillaz · 2010
Plastic Beach was first pressed on vinyl in 2010. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2010, 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.
6261661Hand-etched Runout Side A & B, Variant 1
BA08141-01 A1 6261661Hand-etched Runout Side A
BA08141-01 B1 6261661Hand-etched Runout Side B
BA08141-02 C1 6261661Hand-etched Runout Side C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | Parlophone 5099962616614 / Parlophone 626 1661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2010 | US | Parlophone 603497911608First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2011 | Europe | Parlophone 5099962616614 / Parlophone 626 1661LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2011 | Europe | Parlophone 5099962616614 / Parlophone 626 1661LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2019 | UK, Europe & US | Warner Records 603497911608 / Parlophone 603497911608LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | UK, Europe & US | Parlophone 0190295423674 / Warner Records 0190295423674LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Parlophone 603497911608 / Warner Records 603497911608LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Argentina | Plaza Independencia Música 5099962616614 / Warner Records 5099962616614LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | Chile | Plaza Independencia Música 5099962616614 / Warner Records 5099962616614LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | Warner Records 603497911608 / Parlophone 603497911608LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2026 | US | Parlophone Records Ltd. 5099962616614 / Parlophone Records Ltd. 626 1661LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Parlophone 5099962616614 / Parlophone 626 1661LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Plastic Beach are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2010 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2010, in UK, US. One of them is Parlophone 5099962616614, released September 13, 2010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5099962616614, 603497911608) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6261661 and BA08141-01 A1 6261661. 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.
