Vinyl pressings
by Harry Styles · 2019
Fine Line was first pressed on vinyl in 2019. 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 2019, 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.
AL19439705161 MRP2237 / 19439705141 / 19439705151 / 19439705161 / AB-A JN-H STERLING 199032E1/A A26Side A runout
BL19439705161 199032E2/B JN-H STERLING MRP2237 / 19439705141 / AB-B B10Side B runout
CL19439705141 JN-H STERLING #90Side C runout
DL19439705141 JN-H STERLING #90Side D runout
AL19439705161 MRP2237/19439705141/AB-A JN-H STERLING 199032E1/A1Side A runout, variant 1
BL19439705161 MRP2237/19439705141/AB-B JN-H STERLING 199032E2/B2Side B runout, variant 1
CL19439705161 MRP2237/19439705141/CD-A JN-H STERLING 199032E3/A4Side C runout, variant 1
DL19439705151 MRP2237/19439705141/CD-B JN-H STERLING 199032E4/D3Side D runout, variant 1
AL19439705141 JN-H STERLINGSide A runout
BL19439705141 JN-H STERLINGSide B runout
CL19439705141 JN-H STERLINGSide C runout
DL19439705141 JN-H STERLINGSide D runout
AL19439705141 JN-H STERLINGSide A runout
A̶ BL19439705141 JN-H STERLINGSide B runout
CL19439705141 JN-H STERLINGSide C runout
DL19439705141 JN-H STERLINGSide D runout
AL19439705161 MRP2237/19439705141/AB-A JN-H STERLING 199032E1/A1Runout side A, variant 1
BL19439705161 MRP2237/19439705141/AB-B JN-H STERLING 199032E2/B2Runout side B, variant 1
CL19439705161 MRP2237/19439705141/CD-A JN-H STERLING 199032E3/A4Runout side C, variant 1
DL19439705151 MRP2237/19439705141/CD-B JN-H STERLING 199032E4/D3Runout side D, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Columbia 194397051513First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Columbia 19439705141 / Erskine Records 19439705141First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Erskine Records 19439705141 / Columbia C-237475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2019 | US | Columbia 19439705141First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2019 | US | Erskine Records 19439705141 / Columbia C-237475First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Columbia 19439705141First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Columbia 19439705141First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Columbia 194398283111 / Sony Music 194398283111Box Set, Limited Edition, LP, Album · Limited | Box Set, Limited Edition, LP, Album · Limited |
| 2022 | Europe | Columbia 19439705141 / Erskine Records 19439705141LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2024 | US | Columbia 19439705141 / Columbia C-237475LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Fine Line are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2019 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2019, in US, Europe. One of them is Columbia 19439705141, released December 13, 2019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 19439705141, 194397051513) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL19439705161 MRP2237 / 19439705141 / 19439705151 / 19439705161 / AB-A JN-H STERLING 199032E1/A A26 and BL19439705161 199032E2/B JN-H STERLING MRP2237 / 19439705141 / AB-B B10. 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.
