Vinyl pressings
by Sam Fender · 2025
People Watching was first pressed on vinyl in 2025. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 2025, the album's first year, in 3 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.
5550322-A RE2 00602455503220-A 2127455 RKS STERLING 293808E1Side A
5550322-B RE2 00602455503220-B 2129744 RKS STERLING 293808E2Side B
1_012074322-A-1 1 1Side A, runout
1_012074322-B-1 3 1Side B, runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Polydor 5550325 / Polydor 00602455503251First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Polydor 5550324First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Polydor 5550322 / Polydor 00602455503220First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2025 | Europe | Polydor 5550327 / Polydor 00602455503275First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Polydor 5550326First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Polydor 7528127First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Polydor 5550328First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Polydor 5556909First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2025 | UK & Europe | Polydor 0602455503299First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 2025 | UK & Europe | Polydor 5556911First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2025 | Europe | Polydor 7829965LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2025 | UK | Polydor NE29 / 8810511LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
12 vinyl pressings of People Watching are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2025, in Europe, UK, UK & Europe. One of them is Polydor 5550325, released February 21, 2025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5550325, 5550324, 5550322, 5550327) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5550322-A RE2 00602455503220-A 2127455 RKS STERLING 293808E1 and 5550322-B RE2 00602455503220-B 2129744 RKS STERLING 293808E2. 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.
