Vinyl pressings
by Kanye West · 2010
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was first pressed on vinyl in 2010. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2010, the album's first year, in 2 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.
B0014695-01-LP1A Ⓤ RJ STERLINGSide A runout
B0014695-01-LP1B Ⓤ RJ STERLINGSide B runout
B0014695-01-LP2A Ⓤ RJ STERLINGSide C runout
B0014695-01-LP2B Ⓤ RJ STERLINGSide D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Roc-A-Fella Records B0014695-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2010 | Asia | Roc-A-Fella Records 602527594934First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2016 | Europe | Roc-A-Fella Records 00602527594934LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2016 | US | Roc-A-Fella Records B0014695-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Roc-A-Fella Records B0014695-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | Europe | Roc-A-Fella Records B0014695-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Roc-A-Fella Records B0014695-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Roc-A-Fella Records B0014695-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2023 | US | Roc-A-Fella Records B0014695-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Roc-A-Fella Records B0014695-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| ? | US | Roc-A-Fella Records B0014695-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
11 vinyl pressings of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2010 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2010, in US, Asia. One of them is Roc-A-Fella Records B0014695-01, released November 2010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0014695-01, 602527594934) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B0014695-01-LP1A Ⓤ RJ STERLING and B0014695-01-LP1B Ⓤ RJ STERLING. 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.
