Vinyl pressings
by Sufjan Stevens · 2004
Greetings From Michigan The Great Lake State was first pressed on vinyl in 2004. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 2004, 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.
AKR 007-A Say yEs to Michigan!Runout side A
AKR 007-B Go! Tigers!Runout side B
AKR 007-C If you seek a Pleasant Penninsula, look about you.Runout side C
AKR 007-D The Great Lake State.Runout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Asthmatic Kitty Records AKR007 / Sounds Familyre SF 010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2008 | Unknown | Asthmatic Kitty Records AKR007 / Sounds Familyre SF010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2008 | US | Asthmatic Kitty Records AKR007 / Sounds Familyre SF 010LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Asthmatic Kitty Records AKR007 / Sounds Familyre SF010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Unknown | Asthmatic Kitty Records AKR007LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2023 | UK & US | Asthmatic Kitty Records AKR007LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2023 | US | Asthmatic Kitty Records AKR007LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2023 | UK & US | Asthmatic Kitty Records AKR007LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Asthmatic Kitty Records AKR007LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2023 | UK | Asthmatic Kitty Records AKR007LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Greetings From Michigan The Great Lake State are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2004 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2004, in US. One of them is Asthmatic Kitty Records AKR007, released January 1, 2004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AKR007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AKR 007-A Say yEs to Michigan! and AKR 007-B Go! Tigers!. 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.
