Vinyl pressings
by King Buffalo · 2016
Orion was first pressed on vinyl in 2016. 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 2016, 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.
144491E1/A PIRATES PRESS - KB-ORION-01 ASide A stamped
144491E2/A PIRATES PRESS - KB-ORION-01 BSide B stamped
BG50127-01 A1 KRSide A, variant 1
BG50127-01 B1 KRSide B, variant 1
BG50127-01 A1 KR 11Side A, variant 2
BG50127-01 B1 KR 11Side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Not On Label (King Buffalo Self-released)LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Not On Label (King Buffalo Self-released)First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2016 | US | Not On Label (King Buffalo Self-released)First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | Stickman Records Psychobabble 087First yearLP, Album, CD, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, CD, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Not On Label (King Buffalo Self-released)LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Not On Label (King Buffalo Self-released)LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Not On Label (King Buffalo Self-released)LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Not On Label (King Buffalo Self-released)LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Germany | Stickman Records Psychobabble 087LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (King Buffalo Self-released)LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
10 vinyl pressings of Orion are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2016 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2016, in US, Germany. One of them is Not On Label (King Buffalo Self-released), released March 15, 2016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Psychobabble 087) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 144491E1/A PIRATES PRESS - KB-ORION-01 A and 144491E2/A PIRATES PRESS - KB-ORION-01 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.
