Vinyl pressings
by Idles · 2018
Joy As An Act Of Resistance was first pressed on vinyl in 2018. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 2018, the album's first year, in 3 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.
PTKF2158-1-A BG 175945E1/ASide A (Etched & stamped)
PTKF2158-1-B BG 175945E2/A2Side B (Etched & stamped)
PTKF2185-1-A BG 175945E1/ASide A (Etched & stamped)
PTKF2185-1-B BG 175945E2/A2Side B (Etched & stamped)
PTKF2185-1-A BG 175945E1/ASide A, etched & stamped
PTKF2185-1-B BG 175945E2/A2Side B, etched & stamped
PTKF2185-1-A BG 175945E1/ASide A, etched & stamped, variant 1
PTKF2185-1-B BG 175945E2/A3Side B, etched & stamped, variant 1
PTKF2158-1-A S-102870 BGSide A Runout
PTKF2158-1-B S-102871Side F Runout
PTKF 2158-1 A DietSide A, etched
PTKF 2158-1 B DietSide B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK, Europe & US | Partisan Records PTKF2158-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | UK, Europe & US | Partisan Records PTKF2158-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2018 | USA & Canada | Partisan Records PTKF2518-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | UK & US | Partisan Records PTKF2158-5First yearLP, Album, CDr, Album, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, CDr, Album, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | UK, Europe & US | Partisan Records PTKF2158-3First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| 2018 | UK, Europe & US | Partisan Records PTKF2158-6First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | UK, Europe & US | Partisan Records PTKF2158-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Partisan Records PTKF2158-4LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | UK, Europe & US | Partisan Records PTKF2158-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | UK & Europe | Partisan Records PTKF2158-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2019 | UK & Europe | Partisan Records PTKF2158-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Brazil | EAEO Records EAEOLP018 / Partisan Records PTKF2158LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Partisan Records PTKF2158-8LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Partisan Records PTKF2158-8LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | UK & Europe | Partisan Records PTKF2158-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Partisan Records PTFK2158-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | UK | Partisan Records PTKF2158-9LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | Partisan Records PTKF2158-3LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Joy As An Act Of Resistance are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 2018 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in UK, Europe & US, UK & US, USA & Canada. One of them is Partisan Records PTKF2158-3, released August 31, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PTKF2158-3, PTKF2158-6, PTKF2158-1, PTKF2158-5) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PTKF2158-1-A BG 175945E1/A and PTKF2158-1-B BG 175945E2/A2. 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.
