Vinyl pressings
by H.P. Lovecraft · 2020
The Festival 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.
7 pressings came out in 2020, the album's first year. 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.
CADABR-71-A MfSide A, Etched
CADABR-71-B MfSide B, Etched
WELL MADE MUSICSide A and Side B, Stamped
CADABR-71-A MfSide A, Etched
CADABR-71-B MfSide B, Etched
WELL MADE MUSICSide A and Side B, Stamped
CADABR-71-A MfSide A, Etched
CADABR-71-B MfSide B, Etched
WELL MADE MUSICSide A and Side B, Stamped
CADABR-71-A MfSide A, Etched
CADABR-71-B MfSide B, Etched
WELL MADE MUSICSide A and Side B, Stamped
CADABR-71-A MfSide A, Etched
CADABR-71-B MfSide B, Etched
WELL MADE MUSICSide A and Side B, Stamped
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 | US | Cadabra Records CADABR-71LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | US | Cadabra Records CADABR-71First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Cadabra Records CADABR-71First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Cadabra Records CADABR-71First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2020 | US | Cadabra Records CADABR-71First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Cadabra Records CADABR-71First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Cadabra Records CADABR-71First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Cadabra Records CADABR-71First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Cadabra Records CADABR-71LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Cadabra Records CADABR-71LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Cadabra Records CADABR-71LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of The Festival are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2020 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US. One of them is Cadabra Records CADABR-71, released December 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CADABR-71) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CADABR-71-A Mf and CADABR-71-B Mf. 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.
