Vinyl pressings
by Kacey Musgraves · 2018
Golden Hour 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.
5 pressings came out in 2018, the album's first year, in 3 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.
B0027921-01-A-RE-1 WG/NRP ⓤA-side runout, etched
B0027921-01-B-RE-1 WG/NRP ⓤB-side runout, etched
3740515-A-RE-1 Ⓤ NRPSide A runout
B0027921-01-B-RE-1 WG/NRP ⓤSide B runout
Side A 170602E1/A 00602567334460-A
Side B 170602E2/A 00602567334460-B
B0029045-01-A WG 179710E2/A1Etched and stamped
B0029045-01-B WG 179710E1/A2Etched and stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Canada | MCA Nashville B0027921-01 / MCA Records B0027921-01First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | MCA Nashville B0029045-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2018 | US | MCA Nashville B0027921-01 / MCA Records B0027921-01First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | MCA Nashville B0027921-01 / MCA Records B0027921-01First yearLP, Album, Mispress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mispress · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | MCA Nashville 00602567334460First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | MCA Nashville B0027921-01 / MCA Records B0027921-01LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | MCA Nashville B0030156-01LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 2019 | US | MCA Nashville B0030840-01LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | MCA Nashville B0027921-01 / MCA Records B0027921-01LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | MCA Nashville VMP-144 / MCA Records VMP-144LP, Album, Club Edition, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo, Club edition |
| 2023 | US | MCA Nashville B0037039-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited |
| 2023 | US | MCA Nashville VMP-144 / MCA Records VMP-144LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | MCA Nashville VMP-144 / MCA Records VMP-144LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Special Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Special Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | UMG Recordings, Inc. 00602478337499LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK & US | MCA Records 00602478337499 / Interscope Records 00602478337499LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | USA & Canada | Lost Highway 00600574227171LP, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2026 | US | MCA Nashville 99957 98388 4LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
17 vinyl pressings of Golden Hour are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2018 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in US, Europe, Canada. One of them is MCA Nashville B0027921-01, released March 30, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0027921-01, B0029045-01, 00602567334460) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B0027921-01-A-RE-1 WG/NRP ⓤ and B0027921-01-B-RE-1 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.
