Vinyl pressings
by Janelle Monáe · 2023
The Age Of Pleasure 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.
MRP4723 / 075678626838 - A #24 259764E1/B 1579346Side A runout
MRP4723 / 075678626838 - B 259764E2/B #25Side B runout
MRP4723 / 075678626838 - A #27 259764E1/BRunout A, variant 1
MRP4723 / 075678626838 - B #27 259764E2/BRunout B, variant 1
MRP4723 / 075678626838 - A 259764E1/B 1579346 #30Runout A, variant 2
MRP4723 / 075678626838 - B 259764E2/B #30Runout B, variant 2
MRP4723 / 075678626838 - A #24 259764E1/B 1579346Side A runout
MRP4723 / 075678626838 - B 259764E2/B #25Side B runout
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 | Atlantic 075678626838 / Bad Boy Entertainment 075678626838First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2023 | Europe | Bad Boy Entertainment 075678626838 / Atlantic 075678626838First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Bad Boy Entertainment 075678626838 / Atlantic 075678626838First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Bad Boy Entertainment 075678626838 / Atlantic 075678626838First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2023 | US | Atlantic 075678622540 / Wondaland 075678622540First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2023 | US | Atlantic 075678625749 / Wondaland 075678625749First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Bad Boy Entertainment 075678626838 / Atlantic 075678626838First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Bad Boy Entertainment 075678626838 / Atlantic 075678626838First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Canada | Atlantic 075678626838 / Bad Boy Entertainment 075678626838First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Atlantic 075678626852 / Bad Boy Entertainment 075678626852First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Atlantic 075678626876 / Bad Boy Entertainment 075678626876First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of The Age Of Pleasure are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2023, in US, Europe, USA & Canada, Worldwide. One of them is Bad Boy Entertainment 075678626838, released June 9, 2023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 075678626838, 075678622540, 075678625749, 075678626852) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MRP4723 / 075678626838 - A #24 259764E1/B 1579346 and MRP4723 / 075678626838 - B 259764E2/B #25. 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.
