Vinyl pressings
by Kendrick Lamar · 2012
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City was first pressed on vinyl in 2012. 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 2012, 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.
II B0017695-01LP01-A ⓊA-side runout
B0017695-01LP01-B ⓊB-side runout
II B0017695-01LP02-A Ⓤ '!'C-side runout
II B0017695-01LP02-B ⓊD-side runout
01159297-A-2 4Runout Side A, Etched - variant 1
01159297-B-2 4B side runout, stamped - variant 1
01159334-C-3 9C side runout, stamped - variant 1
01159334-D-2 10D side runout, stamped - variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Interscope Records B0017695-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0017695-01First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| 2012 | US | Interscope Records B0017695-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0017695-01First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| 2015 | Europe | Top Dawg Entertainment B0017695-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0017695-01LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment B0017695-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0017695-01LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Interscope Records B0017695-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0017695-01LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue |
| 2021 | Australasia | Top Dawg Entertainment B0017695-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0017695-01LP, Album, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| 2022 | US | Interscope Records B0036420-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0036420-01LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Interscope Records B0017695-01LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2022 | Europe | Interscope Records 00602448161406 / Aftermath Entertainment 00602448161406LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | Europe | Interscope Records 00602448224385 / Aftermath Entertainment 00602448224385LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment B0036377-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0036377-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | US | Interscope Records B0036418-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Interscope Records B0036419-01 / Top Dawg Entertainment B0036419-01LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Interscope Records B0036377-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0036500-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Interscope Records 00602448277336 / Aftermath Entertainment B0036500-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Interscope Records 00602448224330 / Aftermath Entertainment 00602448224330LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Interscope Records 00602448224446 / Aftermath Entertainment 00602448224446LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Interscope Records B0017695-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Interscope Records B0017695-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0017695-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Interscope Records / Aftermath EntertainmentLP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| ? | US | Interscope Records B0017695-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0017695-01LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Good Kid, M.A.A.D City are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2012 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2012, in US, Europe. One of them is Interscope Records B0017695-01, released October 22, 2012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0017695-01) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, II B0017695-01LP01-A Ⓤ and B0017695-01LP01-B Ⓤ. 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.
