Vinyl pressings
by Matt Berninger · 2020
Serpentine Prison 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 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.
CRE-01278-A 213830E1/A CRE01278-A JN-H STERLINGRunout side A stamped and etched
CRE-01278-B 213830E2/A CRE01278-B JN-H STERLINGRunout side B stamped and etched
CRE-01278-A CRE-01278-A 213830E1/A JN-H STERLINGSide A runout, stamped, etched
CRE-01278-B CRE-01278-B 213830E2/A JN-H STERLINGSide B runout, stamped, etched
00888072192362 / CRE-01348-A 212599E1/CSide C runout, stamped
00888072192362 / CRE-01348-B 212599E2/BSide D runout, stamped
CRE01278-A CRE-01278-A JN-H STERLING 213830E1/AA-side runout
CRE01278-B CRE-01278-B JN-H STERLING 213830E2/AB-side runout
00888072192362 / CRE01348 - A 212599E1/CC-side runout
00888072192362 / CRE01348 - B 212599E2/BD-side runout
CRE-01278-A 213830E1/A CRE01278-A JN-H STERLINGRunout side A stamped and etched
CRE-01278-B 213830E2/A CRE01278-B JN-H STERLINGRunout side B stamped and etched
CREO1278-A A2 JN-H STERLINGSide A runout
CREO1278-B JN-H STERLING B1Side B runout
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 | UK & Europe | Concord Records CRE01383First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Book Records CRE01278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Book Records / Concord Records CRE01345First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Book Records CRE01345 / Concord Records CRE01345First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Book Records CRE01345 / Concord Records CRE01345First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Book Records CRE01345First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Book Records CRE01278First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Concord Records CRE01278 / Book Records CRE01278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | Concord Records CRE-01278LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2021 | UK, Europe & US | Book Records / Concord Records CRE01345LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
10 vinyl pressings of Serpentine Prison are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2020 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in UK, Europe & US, US, UK & Europe. One of them is Book Records CRE01278, released October 16, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRE01278, CRE01345, CRE01383) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CRE-01278-A 213830E1/A CRE01278-A JN-H STERLING and CRE-01278-B 213830E2/A CRE01278-B JN-H STERLING. 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.
