Vinyl pressings
by Ranges · 2019
Babel was first pressed on vinyl in 2019. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2019, 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.
(Side A): DUNK! PRESSING - DNK1985-A1 - A1KA-033
(Side B): DUNK! PRESSING - DNK1985-B1 - A1KA-033
(Side C): DUNK! PRESSING - DNK1985-C1 - A1KA-033
(Side D): DUNK! PRESSING - DNK1985-D1 - A1KA-033
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | USA & Europe | A Thousand Arms A1KA033 / Dunk!Records DNK1985First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | USA & Europe | A Thousand Arms A1KA033 / Dunk!Records DNK1985First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | USA & Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1985LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1985LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1985LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1985LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1985LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1985LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1985LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2020 | US | A Thousand Arms A1KA033 / Dunk!Records DNK1985LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | A Thousand Arms A1KA033 / Dunk!Records DNK1985LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Babel are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2019 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 2019, in USA & Europe. One of them is A Thousand Arms A1KA033, released September 30, 2019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A1KA033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (Side A): DUNK! PRESSING - DNK1985-A1 - A1KA-033 and (Side B): DUNK! PRESSING - DNK1985-B1 - A1KA-033. 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.
