Vinyl pressings
by Leon Bridges · 2018
Good Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 2018. 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 2018, 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.
AL19075830351 18-0077 A JN-H 29427.1(3)...Side A [Etched]
BL19075830351 18-0077 B JN-H 29427.2(3)...Side B [Etched]
MPO 1817968 STERLINGSide A & B [Stamped]
MPO 18 17378 STERLINGSide A [Stamped]
171283E1/A3 AL19075830351-02 A14 JN-H STERLINGSide A
171283E2/A BL19075830351-02 B14 JN-H STERLINGSide B
AL19075830351-02 A8Side One (Etched)
BL19075830351-02 B12Side Two (Etched)
171283E1/A2 STERLINGSide One (Stamped)
171283E2/A STERLINGSide Two (Stamped)
AL19075830351 JN-H 29427.1(3)...Side A [Etched]
BL19075830351 JN-H 29427.2(3)...Side B [Etched]
STERLINGSide A & B [Stamped]
171283E1/A3 STERLING AL19075830351-02 JN-HRunout side A, stamped/etched
171283E2/A STERLING BL19075830351-02 JN-HRunout side B, stamped/etched
C-206928 AL19075830351Label side A
C-206928 BL19075830351Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Columbia C-206928 / Sony Music 19075830351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Columbia 19075830351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Columbia 19075830351 / Sony Music 19075830351First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Columbia 19075830351First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Columbia 19075830351First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2018 | US | Columbia 19075839942 / Sony Music 19075839942LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | US | Columbia 19075830351First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Columbia 190758325019LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Columbia 19075830351LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2023 | Europe | Columbia 19658809341LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Columbia 190758325019LP, Album, Record Store Day, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Repress · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Good Thing are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2018 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in US, Europe. One of them is Columbia 19075830351, released May 4, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 19075830351, C-206928) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL19075830351 18-0077 A JN-H 29427.1(3)... and BL19075830351 18-0077 B JN-H 29427.2(3).... 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.
