US
September 27, 2019- Label and catalog number
- Sacred Bones Records SBR-228
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition · Red
- Runout / matrix
192232E1/AA SBR228 A TELEGRAPH DRAGONSide A
192232E2/A1 SBR228 B SBR228 BSide B

Vinyl pressings
by Moon Duo · 2019
Stars Are The Light was first pressed on vinyl in 2019. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 2019, 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.
192232E1/AA SBR228 A TELEGRAPH DRAGONSide A
192232E2/A1 SBR228 B SBR228 BSide B
SBR228 A 192232E1/AA TELEGRAPH DRAGONSide A runout, etched [192232E1/AA stamped]
SBR228 B 192232E2/A SBR 228 BSide B runout, etched [192232E2/A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2019 | UK | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228 / Sacred Bones Records SBR228LPC2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228 / Sacred Bones Records SBR228LPC2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228 / Sacred Bones Records SBR228LPC2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228 / Sacred Bones Records SBR228LPC2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK | Sacred Bones Records SBR228LPC1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2019 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2019 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2019 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK & US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228LPC4LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-228LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
22 vinyl pressings of Stars Are The Light are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2019 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2019, in US, UK, USA & Europe. One of them is Sacred Bones Records SBR-228, released September 27, 2019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SBR-228, SBR228LPC1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 192232E1/AA SBR228 A TELEGRAPH DRAGON and 192232E2/A1 SBR228 B SBR228 B. 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.