US
June 10, 2014- Label and catalog number
- Mello Music Group MMG052
- Format
- Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, LP, Album, CD, Album, VHS · Cyan & Easter Yellow
Vinyl pressings
by Open Mike Eagle · 2014
Dark Comedy was first pressed on vinyl in 2014. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 2014, 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.
119731E1/B
119731E2/A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Mello Music Group MMG052First yearBox Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, LP, Album, CD, Album, VHS · Limited, Colored vinyl | Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, LP, Album, CD, Album, VHS · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Mello Music Group LP-MMG052First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Mello Music Group LP-MMG052First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Mello Music Group MMG052LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Mello Music Group MMG052-1LP, EP, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, EP, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2014 | US | Mello Music Group MMG052LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Mello Music Group MMG-00052-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Mello Music Group MMG052LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2022 | US | Mello Music Group MMG-052B-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Mello Music Group MMG052LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Mello Music Group MMG-00052B-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Not On Label (Auto Reverse Self-released)LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Dark Comedy are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2014 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2014, in US. One of them is Mello Music Group MMG052, released June 10, 2014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MMG052, LP-MMG052, MMG052LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.