Vinyl pressings
by Taking Back Sunday · 2016
Tidal Wave was first pressed on vinyl in 2016. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 2016, the album's first year, in 2 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.
146054M1/AStamped side A
146054M2/AStamped side B
146054M3/AStamped side C
146054M4/AStamped side D
146054M1/ASIde A runout
146054M2/ASide B runout
146054M3/CSide C runout
146054M4/ASide D runout
146054M1/ASide A
146054M2/ASide B
146054M3/BSide C
146054M4/ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Hopeless Records HR2291-1First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Hopeless Records HR2291-1First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Hopeless Records HR2291-1First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Hopeless Records HR2291-1First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Hopeless Records HR2291-1First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Hopeless Records HR2291-1First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Hopeless Records HR2291-1First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Hopeless Records HR2291-2LP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | US | Hopeless Records HR2291-1LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Hopeless Records HR2291-1LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Tidal Wave are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2016 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 2016, in UK, US. One of them is Hopeless Records HR2291-1, released September 16, 2016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HR2291-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 146054M1/A and 146054M2/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.
