Vinyl pressings
by Modest Mouse · 1997
The Lonesome Crowded West was first pressed on vinyl in 1997. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1997, 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.
UP-044-A 1̶8̶0̶0̶ 1800.1(2) SAE MASTERINGSide A runout
UP-044-B 1800.2(2)Side B runout
UP-044-C 1800.3(2)Side C runout
UP-044-D 1800.4(2)Side D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Up Records UP 044LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1997 | US | Up Records UP44 / Up Records UP 044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK & Europe | Glacial Pace GPLP009LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Glacial Pace GPLP009LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | UK, Europe & US | Glacial Pace GPLP009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Glacial Pace GPLP009LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Glacial Pace GPLP009LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Club edition |
| 2022 | US | Glacial Pace GPLP009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | US | Glacial Pace GPLP009LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Glacial Pace GPLP009SLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2023 | US | Glacial Pace GPLP009SLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2025 | US | Glacial Pace GPLP009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK, Europe & US | Glacial Pace GPLP009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of The Lonesome Crowded West are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1997 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1997, in US. One of them is Up Records UP44, released October 7, 1997.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UP44) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UP-044-A 1̶8̶0̶0̶ 1800.1(2) SAE MASTERING and UP-044-B 1800.2(2). 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.
