Vinyl pressings
by Jamie XX · 2024
In Waves 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.
10 pressings came out in 2024, the album's first year, in 5 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.
YO 356 LP A3 BO17117-01 A1 =MATT @ METROPOLIS=Side A, Runout, variant 1
YO 356 LP B3 BO17117-01 B1Side B, Runout, variant 1
YO 356 LP A3 BO17117-01 A4 =MATT @ METROPOLIS=Side A, Runout, variant 2
YO 356 LP B3 BO17117-01 B4Side B, Runout, variant 2
BO17091-01 A1 YO356LPX A1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS = 1=Side A runout
BO17091-01 B1 YO356LPX B1 1VSide B runout
BO17091-02 C1YO356LPX C1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS = 1-Side C runout
BO17091-02 D1 YO356LPX D1 1YSide D runout
YO 356 LP A4 = MATT @ METROPOLIS=Runout, side A
YO 356 LP B4Runout, side B
BO17091-01 A1 YO356LPX A1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS =Side A runout
BO17091-01 B1 YO356LPX B1Side B runout
BO17091-02 C1YO356LPX C1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS =Side C runout
BO17091-02 D1 YO356LPX D1Side D runout
YO 356 LP A4 = MATT @ METROPOLIS=Runout, side A
YO 356 LP B4Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UK | Young YO356LPWLEFirst yearLP, Limited Edition, White Label · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, White Label · Limited |
| 2024 | Japan | Young YO356LP JP / Beat Records YO356LP JPFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Australia & New Zealand | Young YO356LPE3First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Young YO356LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Japan | Young YO356LPE3-JPNFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | YoungLP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Young YO356LPEFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Young YO356LPXFirst yearLP, Album, LP, Album, 12", Compilation, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, LP, Album, 12", Compilation, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Young YO356LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Young YO356LPXFirst yearLP, Album, LP, Album, 12", Compilation, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, LP, Album, 12", Compilation, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Young YO356LPEFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of In Waves are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in Worldwide, UK, Japan, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Young YO356LPE, released September 20, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use YO356LPE, YO356LPX, YO356LP, YO356LPWLE) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YO 356 LP A3 BO17117-01 A1 =MATT @ METROPOLIS= and YO 356 LP B3 BO17117-01 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.
