Vinyl pressings
by Jack White · 2018
Boarding House Reach 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.
10 pressings came out in 2018, the album's first year. 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.
TMR-540-A² If You Don't Like This... WG/NRPSide A [etched]
TMR-540-B - 2679 ...I Don't Know What to Tell You WG/NRPSide B [etched]
TMR-542-A-RE2 INSECTED BY GLOVE GEO/NRP TMPSide C [etched]
TMR-542-B-RE1 WHY NOT GEO/NRP TMPSide D [etched]
TMR-540-A² Ⅱ IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS... WG/NRPRunout side A, variant 1
TMR-540-B - 353 ...I Don't Know What to Tell You GEO/NRPRunout side B, variant 1
TMR-540-A² I IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS... WG/NRPRunout side A, variant 2
TMR-540-B - 353 I Don't Know What To Tell You GEO/NRP.Runout side B, variant 2
TMR-540-A2 II IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS... WG/NRPEtched Side A, variant 1
TMR-540-B - 2679 ...I Don't Know What to Tell You WG/NRPEtched Side B, variant 1
TMR-540-A2 IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS... WG/NRPEtched Side A, variant 2
TMR-540-B - 2679 I ...I Don't Know What to Tell You WG/NRPEtched Side B, variant 2
TMR-540-A² II IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS... WG/NRPEtched Side A
TMR-540-B - 1731 - I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU GEO/NRPEtched Side B
TMR-540-A² Ⅱ IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS... WG/NRPEtched Side A
TMR-540-B - 1203 ...I Don't Know What to Tell You GEO/NRPEtched Side B
TMR-540-A² IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS... WG/NRPRunout side A
TMR-540-B - 1750 I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU GEO/NRPRunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Third Man Records TMR-540-2679-Cut 2LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2018 | US | Third Man Records TMR-540LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | US | Third Man Records TMR-540First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 2018 | US | Third Man Records TMR-540 / Third Man Records TMR-542First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Third Man Records TMR-540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Third Man Records TMR-540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Third Man Records TMR-540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Third Man Records TMR-540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Third Man Records TMR-540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Third Man Records TMR-540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Third Man Records TMR-540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Third Man Records TMR-540First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Boarding House Reach are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2017 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in US. One of them is Third Man Records TMR-540, released March 20, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TMR-540) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TMR-540-A² If You Don't Like This... WG/NRP and TMR-540-B - 2679 ...I Don't Know What to Tell You WG/NRP. 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.
