Vinyl pressings
by Idles · 2024
Tangk 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.
11 pressings came out in 2024, 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.
PTKF3041-1 A X BN99026-01_A1Runout side A
PTKF3041-1 B X BN99026-01_B1Runout side B
PTKF3041-1 3=+ BN990264-01-A3Runout side A variant 1
PTKF3041-1 BN99026401 B3 3ITRunout side F variant 1
PTKF3041-1 1△ BN99026-01 A1Runout side A variant 2
PTKF3041-1 BN99026-01 B1 KR 1XRunout side F variant 2
X1E PTKF3041-1 BN99026-01 A3 HLSide A
_|_E PTKF3041-1 BN99026-01 B3Side B
PTKF 3041-1 BN99026-01 LP A2 HLRunout side A
PTKF 3041-1 BN99026-01 B3Runout side B
PTKF 3041-1 34 BN99026-01 A3 HLSide A runout, variant 1
PTKF 3041-1 =3 BN99026-01 B3Side B runout, variant 1
PTKF 3041-1 Δ2 BN99026-01 A2 HLSide A runout, variant 2
PTKF 3041-1 =2 BN99026-01 B2 HLSide B runout, variant 2
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 | UK | Partisan Records PTFK3041-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Germany | Partisan Records PTKF3041-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2024 | Japan | Partisan Records PTKF3041-3J / Big Nothing PTKF3041-3JFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Japan | Partisan Records PTKF3041-3J-2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Partisan Records PTKF341-1First year10", Shape, 12", All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 10", Shape, 12", All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Partisan Records PTKF3041-5First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Partisan Records PTKF3041-8First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Partisan Records PTKF3041-6First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Partisan Records PTKF3041-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Partisan Records PTKF3041-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Partisan Records PTKF3047-3First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Partisan Records PTKF3041-7First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Partisan Records PTKF3041-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
13 vinyl pressings of Tangk are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2023 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in Worldwide, UK, Japan, Germany. One of them is Partisan Records PTKF3041-5, released February 16, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PTKF3041-5, PTKF3041-8, PTKF3041-6, PTKF3041-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PTKF3041-1 A X BN99026-01_A1 and PTKF3041-1 B X BN99026-01_B1. 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.
