Vinyl pressings
by Tate McRae · 2025
So Close To What was first pressed on vinyl in 2025. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 2025, 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.
MRP6527 / 19802885081 - A 293490E1/H #57Side A runout
MRP6527 / 19802885081 - B 293490E2/H #57Side B runout
19802-88508-1SASide A label
19802-88508-1SBSide B label
MRP6527 / 19802885081 - A 293490E1/A #13Side A runout, variant 1
MRP6527 / 19802885081 - B 293490E2/D #33Side B runout, variant 1
MRP6527 / 19802885081 - A 293490E1/B #10Side A runout, variant 2
MRP6527 / 19802885081 - B 293490E2/E #42Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | RCA 19802-88507-1 / Sony Music 19802-88507-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | RCA 19802-88502-1 / Sony Music 19802-88502-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | RCA 19802-88508-1 / Sony Music 19802-88508-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2025 | Europe | RCA 198028-8527-1 / Sony Music 198028-8527-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | RCA 1 9802-88530-1 / Sony Music 1 9802-88530-1First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 2025 | US | RCA 19802-88505-1 / RCA 19802885081First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | RCA 19802885071First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | RCA 19802-88508-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | RCA 19802-88508-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | USA & Canada | RCA 19802-88502-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | USA & Canada | RCA 19802-88508-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2025 | USA & Canada | RCA 19802-88530-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2026 | Europe | RCA 19958-41072-1 / Sony Music 19958-41072-1LP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | RCA 19958-41072-1LP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of So Close To What are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2025 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2025, in US, Europe, USA & Canada. One of them is RCA 19802-88505-1, released February 21, 2025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 19802-88505-1, 19802885071, 19802-88508-1, 19802-88507-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MRP6527 / 19802885081 - A 293490E1/H #57 and MRP6527 / 19802885081 - B 293490E2/H #57. 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.
