Vinyl pressings
by Kyle Dixon · 2016
Stranger Things, Vol. Two 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.
10 pressings came out in 2016, 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.
INV177LP-A 149252E1/ASide A runout, stamped, variant 1
INV177LP-B 149252E2/BSide B runout, stamped, variant 1
INV177LP-C 149252E3/BSide C runout, stamped, variant 1
INV177LP-D 149252E4/ASide D runout, stamped, variant 1
LKS34856/MRP0532 - A [CMS logo]SS160818Side A runout, etched
LKS34856/MRP0532 - B [CMS logo]SS160819Side B runout, etched
LKS34856/MRP0532 - C [CMS logo]SS160819Side C runout, etched
LKS34856/MRP0532 - D [CMS logo]SS160819Side D runout, etched
LKS348562/MRP0532-A D-SS160818A-Side Runout Etching
LKS348562/MRP0532-B D-SS160819B-Side Runout Etching
LKS348562/MRP0532-C DSS160819C-Side Runout Etching
LKS348562/MRP0532-D D-SS160819D-Side Runout Etching
LKS34856/MRP0532-A @55160818Side A runout
LKS34856/MRP0532-B @55160819Side B runout
LKS34856/MRP0532-C @55160819Side C runout
LKS34856/MRP0532-D @55160819Side D runout
LKS34856/MRP0532-A @55160818Side A runout
LKS34856/MRP0532-B @55160819Side B runout
LKS34856/-C @55160819Side C runout
LKS34856/MRP0532-D @55160819Side D runout
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 | UK & Europe | Invada INV177LP / Lakeshore Records INV177LPFirst yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK & Europe | Invada INV177LP / Lakeshore Records INV177LPFirst yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | USA & Canada | Lakeshore RecordsFirst yearLP | LP |
| 2016 | UK | Invada INV177LP / Netflix INV177LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Lakeshore Records LKS348562 / Lakeshore Records LKS349152First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Lakeshore Records LKS348562 / Netflix LKS348562First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Lakeshore Records LKS348562First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2016 | US | Lakeshore Records LKS348562First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Lakeshore Records LKS348562First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Lakeshore Records LKS348562First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2017 | US | Lakeshore Records LKS349472 / Netflix LKS349472LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Invada INV177LP / Lakeshore Records INV177LPLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Lakeshore Records LKS35196 / Netflix LKS35196LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Lakeshore Records LKS35884LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK & Europe | Invada INV177LP / Lakeshore Records INV177LPLP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Stranger Things, Vol. Two are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2016 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2016, in UK, US, USA & Canada, UK & Europe. One of them is Invada INV177LP, released November 2016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use INV177LP, LKS348562) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, INV177LP-A 149252E1/A and INV177LP-B 149252E2/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.
