Vinyl pressings
by Pearl Jam · 2013
Lightning Bolt was first pressed on vinyl in 2013. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2013, 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.
B0018983-01-A ⓤ FOR THE LEAGUE OF CRAFTY FULMINOLOGISTSEtched A Side
GOLDENStamped A Side
B0018983-01-B ⓤ SURF IS WHERE YOU FIND IT - GERRY LOPEZEtched B Side
GOLDENStamped B Side
B0018983-01-A ⓤ FOR THE LEAGUE OF CRAFTY FULMINOLOGISTSEtched, Runout Side A
B0018983-01-B ⓤ SURF IS WHERE YOU FIND IT - GERRY LOPEZEtched, Runout Side B
GOLDENStamped, Runout Sides A & B
B0018983-01-A III ⓤ FOR THE LEAGUE OF CRAFTY FULMINOLOGISTSEtched, Runout Side A
B0018983-01-B ⓤ II SURF IS WHERE YOU FIND IT - GERRY LOPEZEtched, Runout Side B
GOLDENStamped, Sides A&B
112900E1/A 3749369 - A B0018983-01-A FOR THE LEAGUE OF CRAFTY FULMINOLOGISTS JG www.gzvinyl.com GOLDENRunout side A, variant 1
112900E2/A2 3749369 - B B0018983-01-B SURF IS WHERE YOU FIND IT - GERRY LOPEZ JG GOLDENRunout side B, variant 1
112900E1/A www.gzvinyl.com 3749369-ARunout side A variant 2
112900E2/A2 3749369 - B B0018983-01-B SURF IS WHERE YOU FIND IT - GERRY LOPEZ JG GOLDENRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Monkeywrench Records B0018983-01 / Republic Records B0018983-01LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2013 | US | Monkeywrench RecordsFirst year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 45 RPM, Box Set, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 45 RPM, Box Set, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Monkeywrench Records B0018983-01 / Republic Records B0018983-01LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2013 | US | Monkeywrench Records B0018983-01 / Republic Records B0018983-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2013 | US | Monkeywrench Records B0018983-01 / Republic Records B0018983-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Monkeywrench Records B0018983-01 / Republic Records B0018983-01LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Monkeywrench Records B0018983-01 / Republic Records B0018983-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2013 | Europe | Monkeywrench Records 374936-9 / Republic Records 374936-9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2017 | Europe | Monkeywrench Records 374936-9 / Republic Records 374936-9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Monkeywrench Records B0018983-01 / Republic Records B0018983-01LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Lightning Bolt are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2013 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2013, in US, Europe. One of them is Monkeywrench Records B0018983-01, released October 15, 2013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0018983-01, 374936-9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B0018983-01-A ⓤ FOR THE LEAGUE OF CRAFTY FULMINOLOGISTS and GOLDEN. 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.
