Vinyl pressings
by Hozier · 2023
Unreal Unearth was first pressed on vinyl in 2023. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 2023, the album's first year, in 4 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.
AL19658805581 (1) MRP4671/19658805581-A #̶2̶1̶ #27 JN-H STERLING 258905E1 1566781Side A runout
BL19658805581-REI (1) MRP4671/19658805581-B #22 JN-H STERLING 1608097 258905E2Side B runout
CL19658805581 (1) MRP4671/19658805581-C #12 JN-H STERLING 1603770 258905E3Side C runout
DL19658805581-REI (1) 1603811 258905E4 JN-H STERLING MRP4671/19658805581-D #14Side D runout
AL19658805581 (2) JN-H STERLINGSide A
BL19658805581-RE1 (2) JN-H STERLINGSide B
CL19658805581 (2) JN-H STERLINGSide C
DL19658805581-RE1 (2) JN-H STERLINGSide D
AL19658805581A Side Matrix
BL196588805581-REIB Side Matrix
CL19658805581C Side Matrix
DL196588805581-REID Side Matrix
00602455238054 A -61727-IV JWMSide A runout, Variant 1
00602455238054 B -61727-IISide B runout, Variant 1
00602455238054 C -61727-ISide C runout, Variant 1
00602455238054 D -61727-ISide D runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Island Records 602455238115 / Island Records 5523811First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2023 | Europe | Island Records 5544162First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2023 | Europe | Island Records 5523805 / Rubyworks 5523805First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2023 | Europe | Island Records 602455238115 / Island Records 5523811First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Mispress · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mispress · Limited |
| 2023 | Germany | Columbia Hozier - Unreal Unearth OS - Ltd.First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2023 | UK & Europe | Island Records 5523814 / Rubyworks 5523814First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2023 | US | Columbia 19658805581First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2023 | US | Columbia 19658805581First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2023 | US | Columbia 19658805581First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2023 | US | Columbia 196588278419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2023 | US | Columbia 19658805581 / Rubyworks 19658805581First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
11 vinyl pressings of Unreal Unearth are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2023, in US, Europe, Germany, UK & Europe. One of them is Columbia 19658805581, released August 18, 2023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 19658805581, 196588278419, 602455238115, 5544162) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL19658805581 (1) MRP4671/19658805581-A #̶2̶1̶ #27 JN-H STERLING 258905E1 1566781 and BL19658805581-REI (1) MRP4671/19658805581-B #22 JN-H STERLING 1608097 258905E2. 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.
