Vinyl pressings
by Rina Sawayama · 2022
Hold The Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 2022. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 2022, the album's first year, in 4 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.
DH 01301 A MI Flowers still look pretty when they're dying 24-96 Mastering 1295054 241308E1Runout side A
DH01301 B MI Flowers still look pretty when they're dying 2496 Mastering 241308E2 1293655Runout side B
DH01301 A MI Flowers still look pretty when they're dying 24-96 Mastering 1215258 241308E1Side A runout
DH01301 B MI Flowers still look pretty when they're dying 24-96 Mastering 1192832 241308E2Side B runout
DH01301 A MI Flowers still look pretty when they're dying 24-96 Mastering 241308E1 1295054Runout side A, variant 1
DH01301 B MI Flowers still look pretty when they're dying 24-96 Mastering 241308E2 1293655Runout side B, variant 1
DH01301 A MI Flowers still look (pretty is misspelled) preety when they're dying 24-96 Mastering 241308E1 1298552Runout side A, variant 2
DH01301 B MI Flowers still look pretty when they're dying 24-96 Mastering 241308E1 1293655Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Australia | Dirty Hit DH01557First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Dirty Hit DH01445First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Dirty Hit DH01443First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Dirty Hit DH01450First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2022 | UK | Dirty Hit DH01446First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2022 | UK | Dirty Hit DH01443First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK & US | Dirty Hit DH01447 / Dirty Hit DH01537First yearLP, Album, CD, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, CD, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK & US | Dirty Hit DH01444First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK & US | Dirty Hit DH01442First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Dirty Hit DH01301First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Dirty Hit DH01448First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Dirty Hit DH01443First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Dirty Hit DH01445First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Dirty Hit DH01753LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Dirty Hit DH01805LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
15 vinyl pressings of Hold The Girl are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2022 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2022, in US, UK, Australia, UK & US. One of them is Dirty Hit DH01301, released September 16, 2022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DH01301, DH01448, DH01443, DH01445) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DH 01301 A MI Flowers still look pretty when they're dying 24-96 Mastering 1295054 241308E1 and DH01301 B MI Flowers still look pretty when they're dying 2496 Mastering 241308E2 1293655. 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.
