Vinyl pressings
by Shame · 2021
Drunk Tank Pink was first pressed on vinyl in 2021. 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 2021, 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.
DOC204 LP A1 209123E1/ASide A etched/stamped
DOC 204 LP B1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS = 209123E2/ASide B etched/stamped
DOC204LP A1 209123E1/A 859991SIDE A
DOC204LP B1 =MATT @ METROPOLIS= 209123E2/ASIDE B
209123E1/A DOC204LP A1Runout Side A
209123E2/A1 DOC204LP B1 =MATT @ METROPOLIS =Runout Side B
DOC204LP A1 (Scribed) 209123E1/A 859991 (Stamped)Side A runout
DOC204LP B1 =MATT @ METROPOLIS= (Scribed) 209123E2/A1 [Stamped]Side B runout
DOC204LP A1 209123E1/ASide A runout, etched, stamped (Variant 1)
DOC204LP B1 =MATT @ METROPOLIS= 209123E2/ASide B runout, etched, stamped (Variant 1)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK, Europe & US | Dead Oceans DOC204LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | US | Dead Oceans DOC204LP-C4LP, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Germany | Dead Oceans DOC204LP-C5 / Dead Oceans DOC204First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | Japan | Dead Oceans DOC204LP-C7First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK, Europe & US | Dead Oceans DOC204LP-C1 / Dead Oceans DOC204First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK, Europe & US | Dead Oceans DOC204LP-C6First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK, Europe & US | Dead Oceans DOC204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | UK, Europe & US | Dead Oceans DOC204LP-C2 / Dead Oceans DOC204LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Dead Oceans DOC204 / Dead Oceans DOC204LP-C3First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Unknown | Dead Oceans DOC204DLXLPLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Dead Oceans DOC204 / Dead Oceans DOC204DLX-C1LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Drunk Tank Pink are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2021 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in UK, Europe & US, Germany, Japan, USA & Europe. One of them is Dead Oceans DOC204LP-C1, released January 15, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DOC204LP-C1, DOC204LP-C6, DOC204, DOC204LP-C5) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DOC204 LP A1 209123E1/A and DOC 204 LP B1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS = 209123E2/A. 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.
