Vinyl pressings
by Paul McCartney · 2018
Egypt Station was first pressed on vinyl in 2018. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 2018, 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.
177286E1/AA4 10-85012/B002873701-ARunout (stamped) Side A - var. 1
RE2-B002873701LP01-ARunout (etched) Side A
177286E1/AA2 10-85012/B002873701-ARunout (stamped) Side A - var. 2
177286E2/B 10 85012 / B002873702-BRunout (stamped) Side B - var. 1
10-85012/B002873701-A 177286E1/AA4 RE2-B002873701LP01-A JN-H STERLINGSide A runout
10 85012/B002873701-B 177286E2/B RE2-B002873701 LP01-B JN-H STERLINGSide B runout
10-85012/B002873701-C 177286E3/A1 B002873701 LP02-C RKS STERLINGSide C runout
10-85012/B002873701-D 177286E4/A B002873701 LP02-D RKS STERLINGSide D runout
10-85012/B002873701-A 177286E1/AA3 STERLING RE2 B002873701LP01-A JN-HSide A runout
10-85012/B002873701-B 177286E2/B STERLING RE2 B002873701LP01-B JN-HSide B runout
10-85012/B002873701-C 177286E3/A1 STERLING RE2 B002873701LP02-C RKSSide C runout
10-85012/B002873701-C 177286E4/A2 STERLING RE2 B002873701LP02-D RKSSide D runout
RE2-B002873701LP01-A 10-85012 / B002873701 - A 177286E1/A1 JN-H STERLINGRunout, Side A, variant 1
B002813701 LP01 10 - 85012/B002873701 177286E2/A2 RKS STERLINGRunout, Side B, variant 1
B002873701 LP02-C 10-85012 / B00287301 - C 177286E3/A1 RKS STERLINGRunout, Side C, variant 1
B002873701 LP02-D 10-85012/B002873701-D RKS STERLINGRunout, Side D, variant 1
10-85012/B002873701-A 177286E1/A1 RE2-B002873701LP01-A JN-H STERLINGA Side variant 1
10-85012/B002873701-B 177286E2/A B002873701 LP01-B RE1 RKS STERLINGB Side variant 1
10-85012/B002873701-C 177286E3/A B002873701 LP02-C RKS STERLINGC Side variant 1
10-85012/B002873701-D 177286E4/A B002873701 LP02-D RKS STERLINGD Side variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Capitol Records B002874101First yearLP, LP, All Media · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Unknown | Capitol Records 602567545040 / MPL 602567545040First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Capitol Records 00602567545040 / MPL 00602567545040First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Capitol Records 00602567545033 / MPL 00602567545033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2018 | US | Capitol Records B002873701 / MPL B002873701First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Capitol Records B002874601 / MPL B002874601First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Capitol Records B002874101 / MPL B002874101First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2018 | US | Capitol Records B002878701 / MPL B002878701First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Capitol Records B002878601 / MPL B002878601First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Capitol Records B002873701 / MPL B002873701First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | Japan | Capitol Records UIJC-90001/2 / MPL UIJC-90001/2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2018 | Japan | Capitol Records PDJI-1041/2 / MPL PDJI-1041/2First yearLP, Album, LP, Album, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, LP, Album, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Unknown | MPL B002875721 / Capitol Records B002875721LP, Album, LP, 45 RPM, CD, Album, Cassette, Album, Memory Stick, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, LP, 45 RPM, CD, Album, Cassette, Album, Memory Stick, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Capitol Records 00602577501487 / MPL 00602577501487LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2019 | Europe | Capitol Records 00602577501487 / MPL 00602577501487LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
18 vinyl pressings of Egypt Station are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2018 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in Europe, US, Japan. One of them is Capitol Records 00602567545040, released September 7, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 00602567545040, 00602567545033, 602567545040, B002873701) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 177286E1/AA4 10-85012/B002873701-A and RE2-B002873701LP01-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.
