US
July 6, 2021- Label and catalog number
- Triple-B Records TBR-149Triple-B Records TBR:149
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo · Clear With Black & Blue Splatter
- Runout / matrix
227924H1/ARunout, stamped; side A
227924H2/BRunout, stamped; side B
Vinyl pressings
by Koyo · 2021
Drives Out East was first pressed on vinyl in 2021. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 2021, 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.
227924H1/ARunout, stamped; side A
227924H2/BRunout, stamped; side B
227924H1/ARunout, stamped; side A
227924H2/BRunout, stamped; side B
227924H1/ARunout, Stamped; Side A
227924H2/BRunout, Stamped; Side B
227924H1/ARunout, Stamped; Side A
227924H2/BRunout, Stamped; Side B
227924H1/ARunout, Stamped; Side A
227924H2/BRunout, Stamped; Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Triple-B Records TBR-149 / Triple-B Records TBR:149First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Triple-B Records TBR-149 / Triple-B Records TBR:149First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Triple-B Records TBR-149 / Triple-B Records TBR:149First year7", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Triple-B Records TBR149First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 2021 | US | Triple-B Records TBR1497", EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | US | Triple-B Records TBR-149First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Triple-B Records TBR-149First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Triple-B Records TBR1497", EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Triple-B Records TBR1497", EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Triple-B Records TBR1497", EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Triple-B Records TBR1497", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Triple-B Records TBR-1497", EP · Colored vinyl | 7", EP · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Triple-B Records TBR-1497", EP | 7", EP |
| 2022 | US | Triple-B Records TBR-1497", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Triple-B Records TBR-1497", Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
28 vinyl pressings of Drives Out East are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2021 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in US. One of them is Triple-B Records TBR-149, released July 6, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TBR-149, TBR149) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 227924H1/A and 227924H2/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.