Vinyl pressings
by King Krule · 2020
Man Alive! 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.
9 pressings came out in 2020, the album's first year, in 3 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.
TRUE 133LP A Trutone Mastering NY Carl 11-19Side A
TRUE 133LP B Trutone Mastering NY Carl 11-19Side B
TRUE 133LP A Trutone Mastering NY Carl 11-19Side A
TRUE 133LP B Trutone Mastering NY Carl 11-19Side B
TRUE 133LP A Trutone Mastering NY Carl 11-19Side A - Variant 1
TRUE 133LP B Trutone Mastering NY Carl 11-19Side B - Variant 1
TRUE 133LP 226832E1/ASide A - Variant 2
TRUE 133LP 226832E2/ASide B - Variant 2
BJ 91702-01 A1 XL1009LP A1 GWYS ElectricSide A etched
BJ 91702-01 BiSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | XL Recordings XL 1009LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | True Panther Sounds TRUE133LPE4First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | XL Recordings XL1009LPXEFirst yearLP, Album, Flexi-disc, 45 RPM, Single Sided, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Flexi-disc, 45 RPM, Single Sided, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | XL Recordings XL 1009LPxFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | UK | XL Recordings XL1009LP A1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 2020 | US | True Panther Sounds TRUE133LP / Matador TRUE133LPFirst yearLP, Album, Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | True Panther Sounds TRUE133LPE / Matador TRUE133LPEFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | True Panther Sounds TRUE133LP / Matador TRUE133LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Flexi-disc, 45 RPM, Single Sided, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Flexi-disc, 45 RPM, Single Sided, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | True Panther Sounds TRUE133LP / Matador TRUE133LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | True Panther Sounds TRUE133LPE / Matador TRUE133LPELP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Man Alive! are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, UK, Europe. One of them is True Panther Sounds TRUE133LP, released February 21, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TRUE133LP, TRUE133LPE, TRUE133LPE4, XL1009LP A1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TRUE 133LP A Trutone Mastering NY Carl 11-19 and TRUE 133LP B Trutone Mastering NY Carl 11-19. 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.
