Vinyl pressings
by Guided By Voices · 1995
Alien Lanes was first pressed on vinyl in 1995. 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 1995, 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.
OLE-123-1-A RE DMM SP1-1Side A, runout, etched, variant 1
OLE-123-1-B-RESide B, runout, etched, variant 1
OLE-123̶-1-A -RE DMM SP1-1Side A, runout, etched, variant 2
OLE-123-1-B-RESide B, runout, etched, variant 2
OLE-123-1-AB̶-1 DMM SP1-Side A, etched
OLE-123-1-B-1 DMM SP1-Side B, etched
OLE-123-1-A RE DMM SP1-1Side A runout - etched
OLE-123-1-B-RESide B runout - etched
EFA-04952̶-A̶6-2 A Dmm G.P.Side A runout, etched
EFA-04952̶6-2A̶ B Dmm G.P.Side B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Germany | City Slang efa 04956-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1995 | US | Matador ole 123-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1995 | US | Matador ole 123-1First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1995 | US | Matador ole 123-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Matador ole 123-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Matador ole 123-0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Matador ole 123-0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Matador 123OLELP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | US | Matador ole 123-0LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Matador OLE 123-0-LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Matador OLE 123-0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | US | Matador OLE 123-0LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Matador ole 123-0LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| ? | US | Matador ole 123-0 / Matador OLE-123-0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Alien Lanes are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1995 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1995, in US, Germany. One of them is Matador ole 123-1, released April 4, 1995.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ole 123-1, efa 04956-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OLE-123-1-A RE DMM SP1-1 and OLE-123-1-B-RE. 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.
