Europe
June 7, 2024- Label and catalog number
- XL Recordings XL1375LPE2XL Recordings XL1437CDSPE
- Format
- LP, Album, CD, All Media, Limited Edition · Blue Ink Spot
Vinyl pressings
by Peggy GOU · 2024
I Hear You was first pressed on vinyl in 2024. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 2024, the album's first year, in 6 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.
1854613 XBN08653-O1_A1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS 278494E1 XL1375LP A1Side A
1854616 XL1375LP B1 278494E2 XBN08653-O1_B1Side B
BN108653-01 A1 XL1375LP [scribble] A1 vv = MATT @ METROPOLIS =Side A runout, etched
BN08653-01 B1 vv XL1375LP [scribble] B1Side B runout, etched
= MATT @ METROPOLIS = XL1375LP A1 BN08653-01 A1 1=Runout side A, "1=" is mirrored
XL1375LP B1 BN08653-01 B1 1+Runout side B, "1+" is mirrored
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | XL Recordings XL1375LPE2 / XL Recordings XL1437CDSPEFirst yearLP, Album, CD, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, CD, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | XL Recordings XL1375LP2First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 2024 | Europe | XL Recordings XL1375LPEFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | XL Recordings XL1375LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Japan | XL Recordings XL1375LPJP / Beat Records XL1375LPJPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | South Korea | XL Recordings XL1375LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2024 | UK | XL Recordings XL1375LPEFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK & Europe | XL Recordings XL1375LPWLEFirst yearLP, Album, Special Edition, White Label | LP, Album, Special Edition, White Label |
| 2024 | US | XL Recordings XL1375LPEFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2024 | UK | XL Recordings XL1375LPEFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of I Hear You are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in Europe, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is XL Recordings XL1375LPE2, released June 7, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XL1375LPE2, XL1375LP2, XL1375LPE, XL1375LP) 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.