Vinyl pressings
by Kendrick Lamar · 2015
To Pimp A Butterfly 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.
7 pressings came out in 2015, 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.
4731100-A 135561E1/CVariant 1
4731100-B 135561E2/CVariant 1
4731100-C 135561E3/AVariant 1
4731100-D 135561E4/CVariant 1
B0023464-01 A-RE2 II 25244.1(3) SSRunout Side A, Etched, Var. 1
B0023464-01 B-RE2 II 25244.2(3)Runout Side B, Etched, Var. 1
B0023464-01 C-RE2 II 25244.3(3)Runout Side C, Etched, Var. 1
B0023464-01 D-RE2 II 25244.4(3) SSRunout Side D, Etched, Var. 1
B0023464-01 A RE-1 II 25748.1(3)... SSSide A
B0023464-01 B RE-1 25748.2(3)...Side B
B0023464-01 C RE-1 II 25748.3(3)...Side C
B002346401-D-RE 26027.4(3)... SSSide D
B0023464-01A-RE2 25244.1(3)Runout side A, etched
B0023464-01B-RE2 25244.2(3)Runout side B, etched
B0023464-01C-RE2 25244.3(3)Runout side C, etched
B0023464-01D-RE2 25244.4(3)Runout side D, etched
B0023464-01-A RE1 IS MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A
B0023464-01-B ISRunout side B
B0023464-01-C IS MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side C
B0023464-01-D RE1² ISRunout side D
135561E1/BRunout side A, stamped, variation 1
4731100-BRunout side B, stamped, variation 1
4731100-CRunout side C, stamped, variation 1
135561E4/ARunout side D, stamped, variation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment B0023464-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0023464-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | Australia | Not On Label (Kendrick Lamar) AFTMB002295802LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Australia | Not On Label (Kendrick Lamar) AFTMB002295802LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Top Dawg Entertainment 0602547311009 / Aftermath Entertainment 0602547311009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | Europe | Top Dawg Entertainment B0023464-01 / Top Dawg Entertainment 0602547311009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment B0023464-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0023464-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment B0023464-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0023464-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment B0023464-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0023464-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment B0023464-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0023464-01First yearLP, Album, Numbered · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered · Numbered |
| 2018 | Europe | Top Dawg Entertainment 0602547311009 / Aftermath Entertainment 0602547311009LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment B0023464-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0023464-01LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2022 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment B0023464-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0023464-01LP, Album, Misprint, Repress | LP, Album, Misprint, Repress |
| 2023 | Australia & New Zealand | Top Dawg Entertainment 4731100 / Aftermath Entertainment 4731100LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2023 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment 4558475 / Aftermath Entertainment 4558475LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2023 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath EntertainmentLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment 602478091193 / Aftermath Entertainment 602478091193LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Top Dawg Entertainment 00602478100871 / Aftermath Entertainment 00602478100871LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment 602478091186 / Aftermath Entertainment 602478091186LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment 602478090660 / Aftermath Entertainment 602478090660LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment 602478091186 / Aftermath Entertainment 602478091186LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Top Dawg Entertainment 0060247809118 / Aftermath Entertainment 0060247809118LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Aftermath Records 062478100598 / Interscope Records 062478100598LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Top Dawg Entertainment 602478688683LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Top Dawg Entertainment 0602547311009 / Aftermath Entertainment 0602547311009LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Netherlands | Top Dawg Entertainment 0602547311009 / Aftermath Entertainment 0602547311009LP, Special Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Special Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Netherlands | Top Dawg Entertainment 0602547311009 / Aftermath Entertainment 0602547311009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Top Dawg Entertainment B0023464-01 / Aftermath Entertainment B0023464-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of To Pimp A Butterfly are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2015 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in US, Europe. One of them is Top Dawg Entertainment B0023464-01, released October 23, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0023464-01, 0602547311009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4731100-A 135561E1/C and 4731100-B 135561E2/C. 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.
