Vinyl pressings
by Kings Of Leon · 2004
Aha Shake Heartbreak was first pressed on vinyl in 2004. 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 2004, 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.
HMD-40-A-1 DMMA Side Runout Etched
HMD-40-B-1 DMMB Side Runout Etched
HMD-40-C-1 DMMC Side Runout Etched
HMD-40-D-1 DMMD Side Runout Etched
82876-64544-1-SA RML CGO-1-40204-A-REISide A - Handwritten
82876-64544-1-SB RML CGO-1-40204-B-REISide B - Handwritten
82876-64544-1-SA RML CGO-1-40204-A-REISide A - Handwritten
82876-64544-1-SB RML CGO-1-40204-B-REISide B - Handwritten
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Europe | Handmedown HMD40First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2004 | US | The Control Group CGO 026First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2004 | US | The Control Group CGO 026First yearLP, Album, Numbered, Special Edition · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Special Edition · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2010 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP055LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2011 | North America (inc Mexico) | RCA 88697-985461 / Legacy 88697-985461LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP472LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | US | RCA 88697 98546 1 / Legacy 88697 98546 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | US | RCA 88697 98546 1 / Legacy 88697 98546 1LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | RCA 88985421771 / Legacy 88985421771LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | Europe | RCA 19075883511 / Legacy 19075883511LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Handmedown HMD40 / Handmedown 82876 65635110", Album, Reissue | 10", Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Handmedown HMD4010", Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 10", Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Aha Shake Heartbreak are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2004 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 2004, in Europe, US. One of them is Handmedown HMD40.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HMD40, CGO 026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HMD-40-A-1 DMM and HMD-40-B-1 DMM. 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.
