Vinyl pressings
by Soft Kill · 2023
Metta World Peace was first pressed on vinyl in 2023. 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 2023, the album's first year. 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.
CSR042 A CP23-0095 A 42102.1(2)... TELEGRAPH-GONSALVES
CSR042 B CP23-0095 B 42102.2(2)... TELEGRAPH-GONSALVES
42102.1(2).. CSR042 A CP23-0095 A TELEGRAPH-GONSALVESSide A
42102.3(2).. CSR042 B CP23-0095 B TELEGRAPH-GONSALVESSide B
42102.1(2).. CSR042 A CP23-0095 A TELEGRAPH-GONSALVESSide A
42102.3(2).. CSR042 B CP23-0095 B TELEGRAPH-GONSALVESSide B
Side A - CSR042 A / CP23-0095 A / 42102.1(2).. / Telegraph - Gonsalves
Side B - CSR042 B / CP23-0095 B / 42102.2 (2) ... / Telegraph Gonsalves
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Cercle Social Records CSR042First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2023 | US | Cercle Social Records CSR042LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered |
| 2023 | US | Cercle Social Records CSR042First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Cercle Social Records CSR042First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Cercle Social Records CSR042First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2023 | US | Cercle Social Records CSR042First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Cercle Social Records CSR042First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Cercle Social Records CSR042First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Cercle Social Records CSR042LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered |
| 2023 | US | Cercle Social Records CSR042First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Cercle Social Records CSR042First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered |
| 2023 | US | Cercle Social Records CSR042LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Metta World Peace are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 2023, in US. One of them is Cercle Social Records CSR042, released June 5, 2023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CSR042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CSR042 A CP23-0095 A 42102.1(2)... TELEGRAPH-GONSALVES and CSR042 B CP23-0095 B 42102.2(2)... TELEGRAPH-GONSALVES. 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.
