Vinyl pressings
by Pearl Jam · 2020
Gigaton was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 2020, the album's first year, in 2 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.
B0031607-01-A This One Took a While CBSide A, runout, variant 1
B0031607-01-B Eat Your Veggies CBSide B, runout, variant 1
B0031607-01-C 86-45-2020! CBSide C, runout, variant 1
B0031607-01-A 2 This One Took a While CBSide A, runout, variant 2
B0031607-01-A This One Took a While CBSide A, Runout
B0031607-01-B Eat Your Veggies CBSide B, Runout
B0031607-01-C 86-45-2020! CBSide C, Runout
B0031607-01-A This One Took a While CBRunout side A, etched
B0031607-01-B Eat Your Veggies CBRunout side B, etched
B0031607-01-C 86-45-2020! CBRunout side C, etched
B0031651-21-A Breaching Whales Send Me Messages CB 348511(3)7", etched
B0031607-01-A This One Took a While CBRunout side A, etched
B0031607-01-B Eat Your Veggies CBRunout side B, etched
B0031607-01-C 86-45-2020! CBRunout side C, etched
B0031651-21-A Breaching Whales Send Me Messages CB 348511(3)7", etched
BJ95315-01 A1 B0031607-01-A This One Took a While CBSide A runout etched, variant 1
BJ95315-01 B1 B0031607-01-B Eat Your Veggies CBSide B runout etched, variant 1
BJ95316-01 C1 B0031607-01-C 86-45-2020! CBSide C runout etched, variant 1
BJ95315-01 A1 B0031607-01-A SII This One Took a While CBSide A runout etched, variant 2
B0031607-01-A This One Took a While CB BJ95315-01 A₁Side A
B0031607-01-B Eat Your Veggies CB BJ95315-01 B₁Side B
B0031607-01-C 86-45-2020! CB BJ95316-01 C₁Side C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Monkeywrench Records 00602508630231 / Monkeywrench Records B0031607-01First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album |
| 2020 | Europe | Monkeywrench Records B0031607-01 / Monkeywrench Records 00602508630231First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album |
| 2020 | Europe | Monkeywrench Records 00602508630231 / Monkeywrench Records B0031607-01First yearLP, Album, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Album, Etched, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Album, Etched, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | Europe | Monkeywrench Records 00602508630224 / Republic Records 00602508630224First yearCD, Album, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | CD, Album, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | Europe | Monkeywrench Records 00602508630231 / Monkeywrench Records B0031607-01First yearLP, Album, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Album, Etched, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Album, Etched, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Monkeywrench Records B0031607-01 / Republic Records B0031607-01First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album |
| 2020 | US | Monkeywrench Records B0031607-01 / Republic Records B0031607-01First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album |
| 2020 | US | Monkeywrench Records B0031607-01 / Republic Records B0031607-01First yearLP, Album, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Album, Etched, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Album, Etched, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Monkeywrench Records B0031607-01 / Republic Records B0031607-01First yearLP, Album, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Album, Etched, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Album, Etched, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Monkeywrench Records B0031607-01 / Republic Records B0031607-01LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, CD, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, CD, Limited Edition · Limited |
10 vinyl pressings of Gigaton are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2020 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, Europe. One of them is Monkeywrench Records B0031607-01, released March 27, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0031607-01, 00602508630231, 00602508630224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B0031607-01-A This One Took a While CB and B0031607-01-B Eat Your Veggies CB. 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.
