Vinyl pressings
by Selena Gomez · 2020
Rare was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. 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 2020, 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.
B0031554-01-A1 [B003155401-A] JN-H [STERLING] 201949E1/B2Side A Etched [Stamped]
B0031554-01-B [B003155401-B] JN-H [STERLING] 201949E2/A1Side B Etched [Stamped]
B0031554-01-A1 B003155401-A JN-H STERLING 201949E1/B2Side A runout
B0031554-01-B B003155401-B JN-H STERLING 201949E2/A1Side B runout
B003220501-A B0032205-01-A 207723E1/A JN-H STERLINGSide A
B003220501-B B0032205-01-B 207723E2/A JN-H STERLINGSide B
B003220501-C B0032205-01-C 207723E3/A JN-H STERLINGSide C
B003220501-D B0032205-01-D 207723E4/A JN-H STERLINGSide D
B0031554-01-A1 B003155401-A JN-H STERLING 201949E1/B2Side A runout
B0031544-01-B1 B003155401-B JN-H STERLING 201949E2/A1Side B runout
B0034554-01-A1 B003155401-A 201949E1/B2Variant 1 - Runout side A
B0031554-01-B B003155401-B 201949E2/A1Variant 1 - Runout side B
B0034554-01-A1 B003155401-A 201949E1/B2 JN-H STERLINGVariant 2 - Runout side A
B0031554-01-B B003155401-B 201949E2/A2 JN-H STERLINGVariant 2 - Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Interscope Records 00602508561757First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Interscope Records 00602508561733First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | Interscope Records B0031552-01First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Interscope Records B0031554-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | Interscope Records B0031554-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Interscope Records B0032205-01First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2023 | USA & Canada | Interscope Records B0031552-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Interscope Records B0031552-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2025 | Europe | Interscope Records 00602508561733LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | US | Interscope Records 602478541131LP, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Interscope Records 602475355601LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Interscope Records 00602478541131LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Interscope Records 06406LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
13 vinyl pressings of Rare are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2020 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, Europe. One of them is Interscope Records B0031552-01, released February 21, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0031552-01, B0031554-01, B0032205-01, 00602508561757) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B0031554-01-A1 [B003155401-A] JN-H [STERLING] 201949E1/B2 and B0031554-01-B [B003155401-B] JN-H [STERLING] 201949E2/A1. 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.
