Vinyl pressings
by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever · 2018
Hope Downs was first pressed on vinyl in 2018. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 2018, 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.
SP1220-A 29858.1(3)... A.Runout side A, etched
GOLDENRunout side A, Stamped
SP1220-B 29858.2(3)... A.Runout side B, etched
GOLDENRunout side B, Stamped
SP1220-A 29858.1(3)...Side A [Etched]
SP1220-B 29858.2(3)...Side B [Etched]
A.GOLDENBoth Sides [Stamped]
CARGO RECORDS SPCD 1220 A125003-01
BI17833-01 A1 SJSide A runout
BI17833-01 B1 SJSide B runout
BI17833-01 A1 SJRunout Side A
BI17833-01 B1 SJRunout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Australia | Sub Pop SP 1220First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Sub Pop SP1220 / Ivy League Records SP1220First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | UK | Sub Pop SP 1220LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | UK & Europe | Sub Pop SP1220 / Ivy League Records SP1220First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Sub Pop SP 1220First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 2018 | US | Sub Pop SP 1220First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Sub Pop SP1220 / Ivy League RecordsFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | UK & US | Sub Pop SP1220LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Sub Pop SP 1220LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Sub Pop SP 1220 / Ivy League SP 1220LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Hope Downs are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2018 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in US, Australia, Europe, UK & Europe. One of them is Sub Pop SP 1220, released June 15, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 1220, SP1220) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP1220-A 29858.1(3)... A. and GOLDEN. 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.
