Vinyl pressings
by Gus Dapperton · 2020
Orca was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. 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 2020, 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.
GUSD02LP-A [210184E1/A] JN-H [STERLING]Side A Runout - Etched, except [stamped]
GUSD02LP-B [210184E2/A] JN-H [STERLING]Side B Runout - Etched, except [stamped]
GUSDO2LP-A 210184E1/A JN-H STERLINGSide A runout
GUSDO2LP-B 210184E2/A JN-H STERLINGSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Australia | Awal GUSD02LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Awal GUSD02LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2020 | US | Awal GUSD02LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Awal GUSD02LP / Awal GUSD02LPSFFFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Awal Recordings America, Inc. GUSD02LPXLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Awal GUSD02LPXLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Awal GUSD02LPXLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Awal GUSD02LPXLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Awal Recordings America, Inc. GUSD02LPXLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Awal Recordings America, Inc. 30596LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Orca are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2020 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, Australia. One of them is Awal GUSD02LP, released September 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GUSD02LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GUSD02LP-A [210184E1/A] JN-H [STERLING] and GUSD02LP-B [210184E2/A] JN-H [STERLING]. 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.
