US
June 16, 2006- Label and catalog number
- Approaching AIRballoons 527218-1
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Portugal. The Man · 2006
Waiter: "You Vultures!" was first pressed on vinyl in 2006. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 2006, 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.
70803E1/A RECORDPRESSING.COM-SH046-1 ASide A, Stamped
70803E2/A RECORDPRESSING.COM-SH046-1 BSide B, Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Germany | Defiance Records Defiance Records LXXVIFirst yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | Germany | Defiance Records Defiance Records LXXVIFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | Germany | Defiance Records Defiance Records LXXVIFirst yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2006 | Germany | Defiance Records LXXVIFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | Suburban Home Records SH 046-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | Suburban Home Records SH 046-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | Germany | Defiance Records Defiance Records LXXVIFirst yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | Approaching AIRballoons 527218-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2008 | US | Suburban Home Records SH 046-1LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Approaching AIRballoons 527218-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | Fearless Records FEAR00322LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
11 vinyl pressings of Waiter: "You Vultures!" are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2006 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 2006, in US, Germany. One of them is Approaching AIRballoons 527218-1, released June 16, 2006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 527218-1, SH 046-1, Defiance Records LXXVI, LXXVI) 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.