Vinyl pressings
by Modern Baseball · 2016
Holy Ghost was first pressed on vinyl in 2016. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 2016, 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.
PIRATES PRESS - RFC152 A 140554E1/ALP Side A - Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - RFC152 B 140554E2/ALP Side B - Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - RFC152P A 142005H1/C7" Side A - Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - RFC152P B 142005H2/D7" Side B - Stamped
140554E1/A PIRATES PRESS - RFC152 ARunout A, stamped
140554E2/A PIRATES PRESS - RFC152 BRunout B, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - RFC152 A 140554E1/ASide A - Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - RFC152 B 140554E2/ASide B - Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Australia | Run For Cover Records RFC:152First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Big Scary Monsters BSM184V / Run For Cover Records RFC152First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Big Scary Monsters BSM184V / Run For Cover Records RFC152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | Europe | Big Scary Monsters BSM184V / Run For Cover Records RFC152First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Big Scary Monsters BSM184V / Run For Cover Records RFC152First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152 / Run For Cover Records RFC152PFirst yearLP, Album, CD, Album, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, CD, Album, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC: 152LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC:152LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Run For Cover Records 152LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
21 vinyl pressings of Holy Ghost are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2016 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2016, in US, Australia, Europe. One of them is Run For Cover Records RFC:152, released May 13, 2016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RFC:152, BSM184V) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PIRATES PRESS - RFC152 A 140554E1/A and PIRATES PRESS - RFC152 B 140554E2/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.
