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When I Die, Will I Get Better?

by Svalbard · 2020

20 pressings5 countriesAlternative RockShoegazePost-HardcoreRock

When I Die, Will I Get Better? 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.

How to spot a first pressing of When I Die, Will I Get Better?

10 pressings came out in 2020, 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.

UK

September 2020
Label and catalog number
Holy Roar Records HRR353V
Format
LP, Album · Clear With Orange And Red Splatter
Runout / matrix

209893E1/ASide A

209893E2/ASide B

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UK

September 2020
Label and catalog number
Holy Roar Records HRR353V
Format
LP, Album · Clear With Orange, Red and Silver Splatter
Runout / matrix

209893E1/ASide A

209893E2/ASide B

Full details of this pressing

UK

September 2020
Label and catalog number
Translation Loss Records TL164-1
Format
LP, Album · White and Brown Merge with Splatter
Runout / matrix

209893E1/ASide A

209893E2/ASide B

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UK

September 25, 2020
Label and catalog number
Holy Roar Records HRR353VChurch Road Records HRR353V
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition · Red (Ruby) & Orange Split
Runout / matrix

209893E1/ASide 1 - stamped

209893E2/ASide 2 - stamped

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UK

2020
Label and catalog number
Holy Roar Records HRR353VChurch Road Records HRR353V
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Clear + Cherry Cola half and half with Cherry Cola splatter
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US

September 2020
Label and catalog number
Translation Loss Records TL164-1
Format
LP, Album · Blood Red and White Vertigo Merge Edition
Runout / matrix

209893E1/ASide A

209893E2/ASide B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 20 vinyl pressings

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2020s20 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020EuropeTranslation Loss Records TL164-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020UKHoly Roar Records HRR353V / Church Road Records HRR353VFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl
2020UKHoly Roar Records HRR353VFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
2020UKHoly Roar Records HRR353VFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
2020UKChurch Road Records CRR013VLP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
2020UKHoly Roar Records HRR353VLP, Album, Picture Disc, Repress · Picture discLP, Album, Picture Disc, Repress · Picture disc
2020UKTranslation Loss Records TL164-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
2020USTranslation Loss Records TL164-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
2020GermanyHoly Roar Records HRR353VFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020GermanyHoly Roar Records HRR353VFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
2020UKHoly Roar Records HRR353V / Church Road Records HRR353VFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020USTranslation Loss Records TL1641-V1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
2021UKHoly Roar Records HRR353VLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2021UKChurch Road Records CRR013VLP, Album, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl
2021UKChurch Road Records CRR013VLP, Album, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl
All 20 pressings from the 2020s

Tracklist

  1. A1Open Wound
  2. A2Clickbait
  3. A3Throw Your Heart Away
  4. A4Listen To Someone
  5. B1Silent Restraint
  6. B2What Was She Wearing?
  7. B3The Currency Of Beauty
  8. B4Pearlescent

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of When I Die, Will I Get Better? are there?

20 vinyl pressings of When I Die, Will I Get Better? are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2020 and 2021.

When was When I Die, Will I Get Better? first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 2020, in UK, US, Germany, Europe. One of them is Holy Roar Records HRR353V, released September 2020.

How do I tell if my copy of When I Die, Will I Get Better? is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HRR353V, TL164-1, TL1641-V1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 209893E1/A and 209893E2/A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is When I Die, Will I Get Better? on vinyl worth?

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.

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