Vinyl pressings
by Radiohead · 2016
A Moon Shaped Pool was first pressed on vinyl in 2016. 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 2016, 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.
XLLP790-A3 BG32644-01 A2 SYNTHESIZED BAZZA ALCHEMYRunout side A, variant 1
XLLP790-B3 BG32644-01 B2 SANITIZEDRunout side B, variant 1
XLLP790-C1 BG32644-02 C1 STERILIZEDRunout side C, variant 1
XLLP790-D1 BG32644-02 D1 NEUTRALIZEDRunout side D, variant 1
XLLP790-A2 S-97733 synthesized Bazza AlchemyRunout, side A, etched
XLLP790-B2 S-97734 sanitizedRunout, side B, etched
XLLP790-C2 S-97735 sterilizedRunout, side C, etched
XLLP790-D2 S-97736 neutralizedRunout, side D, etched
XLLP 790-A3 BAZZA ALCHEMY BG32644-01 A2 X11 SYNTHESIZEDSide A, variant 1
XLLP790-B3 BG32644-0A B2 SANITIZEDSide B, variant 1
XLLP790-C1 STERILIZED BG32644-02 C1Side C, variant 1
XLLP790-D1 2=+ BG32644-02 D₁ NEUTRALIZEDSide D, variant 1
XLLP790-A2 S-97733 synthesized BAZZA ALCHEMYRunout etched, side A
XLLP790-B2 S-97734 sanitizedRunout etched, side B
XLLP790-C2 S-97735 sterilizedRunout etched, side C
XLLP790-D2 S-97736 neutralizedRunout etched, side D
BG32644-01 A2 SYNTHESIZED XLLP 790-A3 BAZZA ALCHEMYA-side [hand-etched]
BG32644-01 B2 SANITIZED XLLP 790-B3B-side [hand-etched]
BG32644-02 C1 STERILIZED XLLP 790-C1C-side [hand-etched]
BG32644-02 D1 NEUTRALIZED XLLP 790-D1D-side [hand-etched]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK, Europe & US | XL Recordings XLLP790X / XL Recordings XLLP790First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK, Europe & US | XL Recordings XLLP790XFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | USA, Canada & Europe | XL Recordings XLLP790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | USA, Canada & Europe | XL Recordings XLLP790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | US | XL Recordings XLLP790 / XL Recordings 790XLLPLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | UK, Europe & US | XL Recordings LLLPLLPLP01First yearLP, Album, CD, Album, All Media, Special Edition | LP, Album, CD, Album, All Media, Special Edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | XL Recordings XLLP790LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | Japan | XL Recordings XLLP790 / XL Recordings XLLP790XLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Australia & New Zealand | XL Recordings XLLP790LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | Europe | XL Recordings XLLP790LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | Japan | XL Recordings XL790LPJP / Beat Records XL790LPJPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | Australia & New Zealand | XL Recordings XLLP790LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | XL Recordings XLLP790LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | XL Recordings XLLP790LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of A Moon Shaped Pool are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2016 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2016, in UK, Europe & US, USA, Canada & Europe. One of them is XL Recordings XLLP790X, released June 17, 2016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XLLP790X, XLLP790, LLLPLLPLP01) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLLP790-A3 BG32644-01 A2 SYNTHESIZED BAZZA ALCHEMY and XLLP790-B3 BG32644-01 B2 SANITIZED. 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.
