Vinyl pressings
by Kill Lincoln · 2020
Can't Complain was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2020, 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.
PIRATES PRESS - BTR015 A 207691E1/ASide A runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - BTR015 B 207691E2/ASide B runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - BTR015 A 207691E1/ASide A runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - BTR015 B 207691E2/ASide B runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - BTR015 A 207691E1/ASide A runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - BTR015 B 207691E2/ASide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Bad Time Records BTR015LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2020 | US | Bad Time Records BTR015LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Bad Time Records BTR015LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Bad Time Records BTR015LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2020 | US | Bad Time Records BTR015First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Bad Time Records BTR015First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Bad Time Records BTR015First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Bad Time Records BTR015LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Bad Time Records BTR015LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Bad Time Records BTR015LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2023 | US | Bad Time Records BTR015LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Bad Time Records BTR015LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Can't Complain are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2020 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US. One of them is Bad Time Records BTR015, released August 7, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTR015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PIRATES PRESS - BTR015 A 207691E1/A and PIRATES PRESS - BTR015 B 207691E2/A. 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.
