Vinyl pressings
by Tame Impala · 2020
The Slow Rush 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.
7 pressings came out in 2020, 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.
7757956 - A X = 6 BJ92653-01 A1 PRRunout side A, etched, variant 1
7757956 - B BJ92653-01 B1 ex PRRunout side B, etched, variant 1
7757956 - C PR V = S BJ92653-02 C1Runout side C, etched, variant 1
7757956 - D PR T+6 BJ92653-02 D1Runout side D, etched, variant 1
7757956-A BJ 92653-01 A1Side A, etched
7757956-B BJ 92653-01 B1Side B, etched
7757956-C BJ 92653-02 C1Side C, etched
7757956-D BJ 92653-02 D1Side D, etched
7757956 - A BJ 92653-01 A1 ꟼRSide A
7757956 - B BJ 92653-01 B1 ꟼRSide B
7757956 - C BJ 92653-02 C1 ꟼRSide C
7757956 - D BJ 92653-02 D1 ꟼRSide D
7757956-A BJ92653-01 A1 SFRunout, Etched; Side A
7757956-B BJ92653-01 B1 SFRunout, Etched; Side B
7757956-C BJ92653-02 C1 SFRunout, Etched; Side C
7757956-D BJ92653-02 D1 SFRunout, Etched; Side D
7757956 - A RE-1 BK98740-01 A1Runout side A, etched
7757956 - B RE-1 BK98740-01 B1Runout side B, etched
7757956 - C RE-1 BK98740-02 C1Runout side C, etched
7757956 - D RE-1 BK98740-02 D1Runout side D, etched
7757956 - A 3 V BJ 92653-01 A1 SRRunout side A, etched
7757956 - B BJ 92653-01 B1 SR T8Runout side B, etched
7757956 - C T + S SR BJ 92653-02 C1Runout side C, etched
7757956 - D SR I + 5 BJ 92653-02 D1Runout side D, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Australia & New Zealand | Island Records 7757956 / Interscope Records 7757956First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | Unknown | Island Records 7757956 / Interscope Records 7757956First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | Germany | Island Records 0846001LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | UK | Island Records 0846007 / Interscope Records 0846007First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, LP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, LP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Island Records 7757956 / Interscope Records 7757956LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | Worldwide | Island Records 7757956 / Interscope Records 7757956First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | Worldwide | Island Records 0846001 / Interscope Records 0846001First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Worldwide | Island Records 0846007 / Interscope Records 0846007First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Worldwide | Island Records 7757950 / Interscope Records 7757950First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Worldwide | Island Records 3521051 / Interscope Records 3521051LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Fiction Records 3853987 / Virgin 3853987LP, Album, Stereo, 12", Stereo, 12", Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Box Set · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, 12", Stereo, 12", Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Box Set · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of The Slow Rush are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2020 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in Worldwide, UK, Australia & New Zealand. One of them is Island Records 7757956, released February 14, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7757956, 0846001, 0846007, 7757950) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7757956 - A X = 6 BJ92653-01 A1 PR and 7757956 - B BJ92653-01 B1 ex PR. 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.
