Vinyl pressings
by Lady Gaga · 2020
Chromatica 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.
8 pressings came out in 2020, 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.
B0031852-01-A B0031852-01 A (1) RKS Sterling 204478E1/ASide A
B0031852-01-B B0031852-01 B (2) RKS Sterling 204525E2/ASide B
B003185201 - A RKS STERLING 204478E1/A B0031852-01A (1)Runout A
B003185201-B B0031852-01A (2) 204525E2/AA1 RKS STERLINGRunout B
B0031852-01 A (2) RKS STERLINGSide A runout, etched/stamped, variant 1
B0031852-01 B (2) RKS STERLINGSide B runout, etched/stamped, variant 1
B003185201-A RKS STERLING 204525E1/A8 A̷ B0031852-01A (1)Side A runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
B003185201-B B0031852-01B (2) 204525E2/AA4 1 RKS STERLINGSide B runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
B003185201-A 204525E1/ASide A
B003185201-B 204525E2/AA1Side B
B003185201-A A⃫ B0031852-01A (2) 204525E1/A8 RKS STERLINGSide A, variant 1
B003185201-B B0031852-01B (2) 204525E2/AA4 RKS STERLINGSide B, variant 1
B003185201-A B0031852-01A (2) 204525E1/A RKS STERLINGSide A, variant 2
B003185201-B B0031852-01B (2) 204525E2/AA1 RKS STERLINGSide B, variant 2
B0031852-01A (1) RKSSide A (etched)
B003185201-A 204478E1/A STERLINGSide A (stamped)
B0031852-01B (2) RKSSide B (etched)
B003185201-B 204525E2/AA1 STERLINGSide B (stamped)
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 | Interscope Records B0031977-01 / Streamline Records 00602508852978First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Interscope Records B0031976-01 / Streamline Records 00602508852961First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Interscope Records B0031852-01 / Streamline Records 00602508789045First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Interscope Records B0031852-01 / Streamline Records 00602508789045First yearLP, Album, Mispress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mispress · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Interscope Records B0031976-01 / Streamline Records B0031976-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Interscope Records B0031977-01 / Streamline Records B0031977-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Canada | Interscope Records B0031852-01 / Streamline Records B0031852-01First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Interscope Records 00602508854132 / Streamline Records 00602508854132First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Interscope Records B0033479-01 / Streamline Records B0033479-01LP, Album, Record Store Day, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Interscope Records B003347901 / Streamline Records B0033479-01LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
10 vinyl pressings of Chromatica are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2020 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, Europe, USA & Canada, USA & Europe. One of them is Interscope Records B0031976-01, released May 29, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0031976-01, B0031977-01, B0031852-01, 00602508854132) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B0031852-01-A B0031852-01 A (1) RKS Sterling 204478E1/A and B0031852-01-B B0031852-01 B (2) RKS Sterling 204525E2/A. 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.
