Vinyl pressings
by Halsey · 2024
The Great Impersonator was first pressed on vinyl in 2024. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 2024, the album's first year, in 5 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.
287510E1 #6 2004508 STERLING JN-H MRP6147/19802831351-A AL19802831351 (4)Side A runout
287510E2 #2 2024504 STERLING JN-H MRP6147/19802831351-B BL19802831351 (4)Side B runout
287510E3 #5 1991616 STERLING JN-H MRP6147/19802831351-C CL19802831351 (4)Side C runout
287510E4 #6 1991618 STERLING JN-H MRP6147/19802831351-D DL19802831351 (4)Side D runout
AL19802831351 (4) MRP6147/198028313151-A 287510E1 #10 2004508 JN-H STERLINGSide A
BL19802831351 (4) MRP6147/198028313151-B 287510E2 #10 2004436 JN-H STERLINGSide B
CL19802831351 (4) MRP6147/198028313151-C 287510E3 #6 1991616 JN-H STERLINGSide C
DL19802831351 (4) MRP6147/198028313151-D 287510E4 #21 2022759 JN-H STERLINGSide D
AL19802831351 (1) JN-H -64534- ISide A runout
BL19802831351 (1) JN-H -64534- ISide B runout
CL19802831351 (1) JN-H -64535- IISide C runout
DL19802831351 (1) JN-H -64535- IISide D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Columbia 19802849071 / Sony Music 19802849071First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Columbia 19802847171 / Columbia C-344836First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Columbia 19802831351 / Columbia C-341091First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | Columbia 19802831351First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Columbia C-341091First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | USA & Europe | Columbia 19802831351First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Columbia C-341091First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Columbia C-341091First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Columbia C-341091First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Columbia 19802837431First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Columbia 19802837421 / Columbia C-341091First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Columbia 19802831351 / Columbia C-341091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | US | Columbia C-341091First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of The Great Impersonator are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in US, UK, Europe, USA & Europe and more. One of them is Columbia 19802831351, released October 25, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 19802831351, C-341091, 19802847171, 19802849071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 287510E1 #6 2004508 STERLING JN-H MRP6147/19802831351-A AL19802831351 (4) and 287510E2 #2 2024504 STERLING JN-H MRP6147/19802831351-B BL19802831351 (4). 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.
