Vinyl pressings
by Regina Spektor · 2016
Begin To Hope 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.
2 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.
15361 1A 1-553891Side A
15361 1B 1-553891Side B
15361 1C 1-553891Side C
15361 1D 1-553891Side D
15361 1A 1-553891Side A, etched
15361 1B 1-553891Side B, etched
15361 1C 1-553891Side C, etched
15361 2D 1-553891Side D, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Sire 517761-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2009 | US | Sire 517761-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Sire 9362-49211-9 / Sire 44112-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Sire 093624921196LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Sire 9362-49212-0First yearLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2016 | US | Sire 553891-1First yearLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2016 | US | Sire 553891-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | Sire 44112-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Sire 093624835462LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Sire 9362-49211-9 / Sire 093624921196LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Begin To Hope are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2009 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2016, in US, Europe. One of them is Sire 553891-1, released April 16, 2016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 553891-1, 9362-49212-0) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 15361 1A 1-553891 and 15361 1B 1-553891. 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.
