Vinyl pressings
by King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard · 2015
Paper Mâché Dream Balloon 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.
10 pressings came out in 2015, the album's first year, in 4 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.
135864E1/B PIRATES PRESS - FLT-023 ASide A stamped
135864E2/A PIRATES PRESS - FLT-023 BSide B stamped
135864E1/A PIRATE PRESS - FLT-023 AA
135864E2/A PIRATE PRESS - FLT-023 BB
135864E1/A PIRATES PRESS - FLT-023 ASide A Stamped
135864E2/A PIRATES PRESS - FLT-023 BSide B Stamped
0882239213-A WG/NRP ⓤSide A [Etched]
0882239213-B WG/NRP ⓤSide B [Etched]
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 | Australia | Flightless FLT-023First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Heavenly HVNLP124 / [pias] HVNLP124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | UK | Heavenly HVNLP124LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | UK | Heavenly HVNLP124 / [pias] HVNLP124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | Australia | Flightless FLT-023First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Australia | Flightless FLT-023First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Australia | Flightless FLT-023First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Australia | Flightless FLT-023First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Heavenly HVNLP124First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | ATO Records 0882239213 / Flightless 0882239213First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | ATO Records 8082224265First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Heavenly HVNLP124LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2020 | US | ATO Records 0882413217 / Flightless FLT-023LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | ATO Records ATO-0288LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | ATO Records ATO-0288LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | ATO Records ATO-0288LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
| 2022 | UK & Europe | Heavenly HVNLP124DBLP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album |
| 2022 | Australia | Flightless FLT-023RLP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2024 | Unknown | Heavenly HVNLP124XLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | p(doom) records ATO-0288 / ATO Records ATO-0288LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ATO Records 0882239213 / Flightless 0882239213LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
21 vinyl pressings of Paper Mâché Dream Balloon are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2015 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in Australia, US, UK, Europe. One of them is Flightless FLT-023, released November 13, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FLT-023, 0882239213, 8082224265, HVNLP124) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 135864E1/B PIRATES PRESS - FLT-023 A and 135864E2/A PIRATES PRESS - FLT-023 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.
