Vinyl pressings
by Tan Dun · 2015
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was first pressed on vinyl in 2015. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2015, 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.
11738 1A MOVATM 028 A SWORD BY ITSELF RULES NOTHINGSide A
11738 1B MOVATM 028 IT ONLY COMES ALIVE IN SKILLED HANDSSide B
11738 1A MOVATM 028 A SWORD BY ITSELF RULES NOTHINGRunout side A
11738 1B MOVATM 028 IT ONLY COMES ALIVE IN SKILLED HANDSRunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVATM028First yearLP, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVATM028First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVATM028LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2021 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVATM028LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVATM028LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Canada | Sony Classical 196587221515LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVATM028LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVATM028LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| 2025 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVATM028LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | China | Sony Classical LP-245 / Sony Music LP-245LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2015 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in Europe. One of them is Music On Vinyl MOVATM028, released March 23, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MOVATM028) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 11738 1A MOVATM 028 A SWORD BY ITSELF RULES NOTHING and 11738 1B MOVATM 028 IT ONLY COMES ALIVE IN SKILLED HANDS. 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.
