Vinyl pressings
by She & Him · 2022
Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson 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.
9 pressings came out in 2022, 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.
MRP3711/FAN01639-A 239794E1 [#20] 1172436 [FAN01639-A] WELL MADE MUSIC [dp #2]Runout Side A, stamped [etched]
239794E2 [#20] 1275581 MRP3711/FAN01639-B [FAN01639-B] WELL MADE MUSIC [dp #2]Runout Side B, stamped [etched]
MRP3711/FAN01639-A #1 239794E1 1172436 FAN01639-A WELL MADE MUSIC dP #2Side A Variant 1
MRP3711/FAN01639-B 239794E2 #12 1286896 FAN01639-B WELL MADE MUSIC dP #2Side B Variant 1
MRP3711/FAN01639-A #6 239794E1 1172436 dP #2 WELL MADE MUSIC FAN01639-ASide A Variant 2
MRP3711/FAN01639-B #6 dP #2 WELL MADE MUSIC FAN01639-B 239794E2 1275581Side B Variant 2
FAN01639-A WELL MADE MUSIC dp #2 1172436 239794E1 MRP3711/FAN01639-A #2Side A runout
FAN01639-B WELL MADE MUSIC dp #2 MRP3711/FAN01639-B #3 1275581 239794E2Side B runout
MRP3711/FAN01639-A 239794E1 [#20] 1172436 [FAN01639-A] WELL MADE MUSIC [dp #2]Runout Side A, stamped [etched]
239794E2 [#20] 1275581 MRP3711/FAN01639-B [FAN01639-B] WELL MADE MUSIC [dp #2]Runout Side B, stamped [etched]
MRP3711/FAN01639-A 239794E1 [#20] 1172436 [FAN01639-A] WELL MADE MUSIC [dp #2]Runout Side A, stamped [etched]
239794E2 [#20] 1275581 MRP3711/FAN01639-B [FAN01639-B] WELL MADE MUSIC [dp #2]Runout Side B, stamped [etched]
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 | UK | Fantasy FAN01639First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2022 | US | Fantasy FAN01639First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Fantasy FAN01639First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2022 | Europe | Fantasy 00888072441057First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Fantasy 00888072428393First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2022 | US | Fantasy FAN01639 / Fantasy FAN01752First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Fantasy FAN01734First yearLP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Fantasy FAN01775First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Fantasy FAN01639First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Fantasy FAN01639LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2022, in US, UK, Europe. One of them is Fantasy FAN01639, released July 2022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FAN01639, FAN01734, FAN01775, 00888072441057) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MRP3711/FAN01639-A 239794E1 [#20] 1172436 [FAN01639-A] WELL MADE MUSIC [dp #2] and 239794E2 [#20] 1275581 MRP3711/FAN01639-B [FAN01639-B] WELL MADE MUSIC [dp #2]. 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.
