UK
August 1, 2012- Label and catalog number
- Death Waltz Recording Company DW004
- Format
- LP, Limited Edition · Blue
- Runout / matrix
100693E1/ARunout Side A
100693E2/ARunout Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Michael Andrews · 2012
Donnie Darko was first pressed on vinyl in 2012. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 2012, 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.
100693E1/ARunout Side A
100693E2/ARunout Side B
100693E1/ARunout Side A
100693E2/ARunout Side B
100693E1/ARunout Side A
100693E2/ARunout Side B
EVE003-A G-1 RM S-82248Runout Side A
EVE003-B G-1 RM S-82249Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Everloving EVE003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2012 | UK | Death Waltz Recording Company DW004First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | UK | Death Waltz Recording Company DW004First yearLP | LP |
| 2012 | UK | Death Waltz Recording Company DW004First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | UK | Death Waltz Recording Company DW004LP, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Everloving EVEL3.1 / Everloving EVE003LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Everloving Records EVE003LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | France | Carlotta Films 812208801491LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | EverlovingLP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Everloving EVE003LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Everloving EVEL3.1 / Everloving EVE003LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Everloving EVE003LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Everloving EVE-003NB2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Everloving EVE-003NB2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Everloving EVE003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Donnie Darko are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2012 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2012, in UK, US. One of them is Death Waltz Recording Company DW004, released August 1, 2012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DW004, EVE003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 100693E1/A and 100693E2/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.