Vinyl pressings
by Grimes · 2012
Visions was first pressed on vinyl in 2012. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2012, the album's first year, in 4 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.
CAD 3208 +IΛ BB61183-01 A₁ CHRISTIAN@ABBEY ROADSide A runout, variant 1
CAD 3208 BB61183-01 B₁ V-Side B runout, variant 1
CAD 3208 BB61183-01 A₁ VI- CHRISTIAN@ABBEY ROADSide A runout, variant 2
CAD 3208 BB61183-01 B₁ VI-Side B runout, variant 2
CAD-3208-A CHRISTIAN@ABBEYROAD
CAD-3208-B
CAD-3208-A CHRISTIAN@ABBEYROAD
CAD-3208-B
ABT-025LP-A PCMJR ⓊRunout side A
ABT-025LP-B PCMJR ⓊRunout side B
CAD-3208-A CHRISTIAN @ ABBEY ROADSide A
CAD-3208-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Canada | Arbutus Records ABT025LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2012 | UK & Europe | 4AD CAD3208 / 4AD CAD 3208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2012 | US | 4AD CAD3208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2012 | US | 4AD CAD3208First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2012 | UK, Europe & US | 4AD CAD3208 / 4AD CAD3208CDPFirst yearLP, Album, CD, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, CD, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2013 | UK & Europe | 4AD CAD3208 / 4AD CAD 3208LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2014 | Canada | Arbutus Records ABT025LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | UK & Europe | 4AD CAD3208 / 4AD CAD 3208LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | 4AD CAD3208LPELP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | US | 4AD CAD3208 / 4AD CAD 3208LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | 4AD CAD3208 / 4AD CAD 3208LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | 4AD CAD3208LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | US | 4AD CAD3208 / 4AD CAD 3208LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | 4AD CAD3208 / 4AD CAD 3208LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
14 vinyl pressings of Visions are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2012 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2012, in UK & Europe, US, Canada, UK, Europe & US. One of them is 4AD CAD3208, released February 21, 2012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAD3208, ABT025LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAD 3208 +IΛ BB61183-01 A₁ CHRISTIAN@ABBEY ROAD and CAD 3208 BB61183-01 B₁ V-. 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.
