Vinyl pressings
by Porcupine Tree · 2007
Fear Of A Blank Planet was first pressed on vinyl in 2007. 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 2007, 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.
68405 1A TF 40Runout Side A
68405 1B TF 40Runout Side B
68405 1C TF 40Runout Side C
68405 1D TF 40Runout Side D
68405 1A TF 40Side A
68405 1B TF 40Side B
68405 1C TF 40Side C
68405 1D TF 40Side D
68405 1A TF 40Side A runout
68405 1B TF 40Side B runout
63648 1C 3702581Side C runout
68405 1D TF 40Side D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Netherlands | Tonefloat TF40LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2007 | Netherlands | Tonefloat TF 40First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | Netherlands | Tonefloat tf40First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2007 | Netherlands | Tonefloat TF40First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | Netherlands | Tonefloat TF 40First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 2008 | Netherlands | Tonefloat TF 40LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | Netherlands | Tonefloat TF 40LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | Tonefloat tf40LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2016 | Worldwide | Kscope KSCOPE867LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Kscope KSCOPE977LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Transmission Recordings TRANSM 252LP / Transmission Recordings TRANSMISSION 25.2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | Europe | Transmission Recordings TRANSM252LPC / Transmission Recordings TRANSMISSION 25.5LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Europe | Transmission Recordings TRANSM252LPPHD / Transmission Recordings TRANSMISSION 25.2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Fear Of A Blank Planet are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2007 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2007, in Netherlands. One of them is Tonefloat TF 40, released October 3, 2007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 40, tf40, TF40) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 68405 1A TF 40 and 68405 1B TF 40. 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.
