Vinyl pressings
by Olivia Rodrigo · 2021
Sour was first pressed on vinyl in 2021. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 2021, the album's first year, in 4 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.
B003381601-R1-A +BLACKBELT-LEVI+ 37860.1(3)...Side A runout
B003381601-R1-B FM +BLACKBELT-LEVI+ 37860.2(3)...Side B runout
37860.1(3)... B003381601-R1-A +BLACKBELT-LEVI+Side A runout
B003381601-R1-B FM 37860.2(3)... +BLACKBELT-LEVI+Side B runout
B003381601-R1-A FM 37860.1(3)... +BLACKBELT-LEVI+Side A runout
B003381601-R1-B FM 37860.2(3)... +BLACKBELT-LEVI+Side B runout
B003381601-R1-A 1180088 +BLACKBELT-LEVI+ 37860.1(3)... 230365E1Side A runout
B003381601-R1-B 1017774 +BLACKBELT-LEVI+ 37860.2(3)... 230365E2Side B runout
0602438106417 A [MPO logo]®21 240084 -LvC-Side A runout
0602438106417 B [MPO logo]®21 240083 -LvC-Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Geffen Records B0033827-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Australasia | Geffen Records B003381601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602438106417First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602438119479First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602438119462First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602438119493 / Geffen Records B0033827-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602438119486First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Geffen Records B0033824-01 / Geffen Records B0033816-01First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Geffen Records B0033826-01 / Geffen Records B0033816-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Geffen Records B0033816-01First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Geffen Records B0033816-01First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA & Canada | Geffen Records B0033827-01 / Geffen Records B0033816-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Geffen Records B0033816-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2022 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602438106417LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602438106417LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Geffen Records B0033816-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Geffen Records B0033827-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
33 vinyl pressings of Sour are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 2021 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in US, Australasia, Europe, USA & Canada. One of them is Geffen Records B0033824-01, released August 20, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0033824-01, B0033826-01, B0033816-01, B0033827-01) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B003381601-R1-A +BLACKBELT-LEVI+ 37860.1(3)... and B003381601-R1-B FM +BLACKBELT-LEVI+ 37860.2(3).... 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.
