Vinyl pressings
by Mitski · 2022
Laurel Hell was first pressed on vinyl in 2022. 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 2022, the album's first year, in 5 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.
DOC250-A RKS STERLING 231258E1 1046450Side A
DOC250-B RKS STERLING 231258E2 1069242Side B
DOC250-A 231258E1 1072302 RKS STERLINGSide A
DOC250-B 231258E2 1069242 RKS STERLINGSide B
231258E1 1072302 DOC250-A RKS STERLINGSide A
231258B2 1069242 DOC250-B RKS STERLINGSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Dead Oceans DOC250First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2022 | UK & US | Dead Oceans DOC250 / Dead Oceans DOC250LP-C2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK & US | Dead Oceans DOC250First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Dead Oceans DOC250LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2022 | US | Dead Oceans DOC250 / Dead Oceans DOC250LP-C3LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Dead Oceans DOC250LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Dead Oceans DOC250LP-C6First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Dead Oceans DOC250LP-C1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Japan | Dead Oceans DOC250JLPFirst yearLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK & US | Dead Oceans DOC250 / Dead Oceans DOC250LP-C7First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Dead Oceans DOC250LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Dead Oceans DOC250LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Dead Oceans DOC250LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Laurel Hell are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2022 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2022, in UK & US, US, Europe, USA & Europe and more. One of them is Dead Oceans DOC250, released February 4, 2022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DOC250, DOC250LP, DOC250LP-C6, DOC250LP-C1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DOC250-A RKS STERLING 231258E1 1046450 and DOC250-B RKS STERLING 231258E2 1069242. 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.
