Vinyl pressings
by Lord Huron · 2015
Strange Trails was first pressed on vinyl in 2015. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2015, 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.
15-0011 A2 K SST [MPO logo] 20 189747Runout side A, Variant 1
15-0011 B2 [MPO logo] 20 189748) NOISELAND SSTRunout side B, Variant 1
15-0011 C2 [MPO logo] 20 189749 SST NOISELANDRunout side C, Variant 1
15-0011 D2 NOISELAND SST [MPO logo] 20 189750Runout side D, Variant 1
PIASR7952LP BF79074-01 A1 KRRunout Side A
PIASR7952LP BF79074-01 B2 KRRunout Side B
PIASR7952LP BF79074-02 C1 KRRunout Side C
PIASR7952LP BF79074-02 D1 KRRunout Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK & Europe | Play It Again Sam PIASR7952LP / Play It Again Sam PIASR795CDXFirst yearLP, Album, CD, Album | LP, Album, CD, Album |
| 2015 | US | IAmSound Records IAM066LFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2015 | US | IAmSound Records IAM066LFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | IAmSound Records IAM066LLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | IAmSound Records IAM066LLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | IAmSound Records IAM066LLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | IAmSound Records IAM066NBLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | IAmSound Records IAM066NB2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | IAmSound Records IAM066LLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | US | IAmSound Records IAM066LLP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | IAmSound Records IAM066LLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | IAmSound Records IAM066LLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | IAmSound Records IAM066LLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | IAmSound Records IAM066LLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Mercury IMP1016LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Whispering Pines Studios IMP1016LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Mercury IAM066LLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Mercury IMP1016LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2025 | US | Mercury IMP1016LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France & Benelux | IAmSound Records IAM066LLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
20 vinyl pressings of Strange Trails are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2015 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in US, UK & Europe. One of them is IAmSound Records IAM066L, released April 7, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IAM066L, PIASR7952LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 15-0011 A2 K SST [MPO logo] 20 189747 and 15-0011 B2 [MPO logo] 20 189748) NOISELAND SST. 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.
