Vinyl pressings
by John Carpenter · 2015
Lost Themes was first pressed on vinyl in 2015. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2015, 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.
SBR 123-A Sam - Precise MasteringSide A runout
SBR 123-B Sam - Precise MasteringSide B runout
SBR 123-A Sam - Precise MasteringSide A
SBR 123-B Sam - Precise MasteringSide B
SBR 123-ASide A
SBR 123-BSide B
Sam - Precise MasteringBoth Sides
SBR 123 - A Sam - Precise MasteringSide A, etched
SBR 123 - B Sam - Precise MasteringSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR123LP / Sacred Bones Records SBR-123First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR123LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR123LP / Sacred Bones Records SBR-123First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR123LP / Sacred Bones Records SBR-123First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-123LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2017 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR123LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR123LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-123LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones RecordsLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR 123LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Australia & New Zealand | Sacred Bones Records SBR-123LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-123LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-369LP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM, Single · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM, Single · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-369LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-369LP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM, Single, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM, Single, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-369LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-369LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of Lost Themes are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2015 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in US. One of them is Sacred Bones Records SBR123LP, released February 2, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SBR123LP, SBR-123) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SBR 123-A Sam - Precise Mastering and SBR 123-B Sam - Precise Mastering. 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.
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