Vinyl pressings
by Marietta · 2015
As It Were 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. 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.
136824E1/AStamped Runout Side A
136824E2/AStamped Runout Side B
136824E1/AStamped Runout Side A
136824E2/AStamped Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK & US | Near Mint NMR0009 / Dog Knights Productions DK086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | UK & US | Near Mint NMR009 / Dog Knights Productions DK086LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | UK & US | Near Mint NMR009 / Dog Knights Productions DK086First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK & US | Near Mint NMR009 / Dog Knights Productions DK086First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK & US | Near Mint NMR009 / Dog Knights Productions DK086LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | UK & US | Near Mint NMR009 / Dog Knights Productions DK086LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | UK & US | Near Mint NMR009 / Dog Knights Productions DK086LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2020 | UK & US | Near Mint NMR009 / Dog Knights Productions DK086LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | UK & US | Near Mint NMR009 / Dog Knights Productions DK086LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Near Mint NMR009 / Dog Knights Productions DK086LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK & US | Near Mint NMR009LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK & US | Near Mint NMR009LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK & US | Near Mint NMR009LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK & US | Near Mint NMR009LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK & US | Near Mint NMR00912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of As It Were are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2015 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in UK & US. One of them is Near Mint NMR009, released October 5, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NMR009, NMR0009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 136824E1/A and 136824E2/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.
