UK
April 16, 2021- Label and catalog number
- Sony Music MADART3LP
- Format
- LP, Limited Edition · Yellow
Vinyl pressings
by London Grammar · 2021
Californian Soil 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.
11 pressings came out in 2021, the album's first year, in 3 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.
216916E1 862640 MADART 3LP-A1 BAZZA ALCHEMYRunout side A
216916E2/A 858571 MADART 3LP-B1Runout side B
216916E1 862640 MADART 3LP-A1 BAZZA ALCHEMYRunout side A, variant 1
216916E2/A 858571 MADART 3LP-B1Runout side B, variant 1
216916E1 1215667 MADART 3LP-A1 BAZZA ALCHEMYRunout side A, variant 2
216916E2 1221426 MADART 3LP-B1Runout side B, variant 2
216916E1 1215667 MADART 3LP-A1 BAZZA ALCHEMYRunout side A
216916E2 1221426 MADART 3LP-B1Runout side B
216916E1 862640 MADART3LP-A1 BAZZA ALCHEMYRunout side A
216916E2/A 858571 MADART3LP-B1Runout 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 | Europe | Metal & Dust MADART3PIC / Ministry Of Sound MADART3PICFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2021 | Europe | Metal & Dust MADART3LPC / Sony Music 00194398262116First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Metal & Dust MADART3LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Europe | Metal & Dust MADART3PIC / Ministry Of Sound MADART3PICFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc |
| 2021 | Europe | Metal & Dust MADART3LP/B / Universal Music 00194398261713First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2021 | Europe | Metal & Dust MADART3LP / Sony Music MADART3LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2021 | Europe | Metal & Dust MADART3LPC / Universal Music Group 00194398262116First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Metal & Dust MADART3BK / Ministry Of Sound MADART3BKFirst yearLP, Album, 10", 45 RPM, CD, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, 10", 45 RPM, CD, Album, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Metal & Dust MADART3LPCSFirst yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | France | Because Music BEC5676626First yearLP, Album, CD, Album | LP, Album, CD, Album |
| 2021 | UK | Sony Music MADART3LPFirst yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Californian Soil are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in UK, Europe, France. One of them is Sony Music MADART3LP, released April 16, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MADART3LP, MADART3PIC, MADART3LP/B, MADART3LPC) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.