Vinyl pressings
by Taylor Swift · 2020
Folklore 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.
19 pressings came out in 2020, 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.
00602435034881-A (2) M1 RKS STERLING [MPO logo]®20 179990Side A runout, variant 1
00602435034881-B (2) [MPO logo]®20 179123 RKS STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
00602435034881-C (2) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]®20 178899Side C runout, variant 1
00602435034881-D (2) [MPO logo]®20 178663 RKS STERLINGSide D runout, variant 1
00602435034881-A (2) [MPO logo]®20 181566 RKS STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
00602435034881-B (2) [MPO logo]®20 181621 M1 P1M2 RKS STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
00602435034881-C (2) M1 [MPO logo]®20 185316 RKS STERLINGSide C runout, variant 1
00602435034881-D (2) [MPO logo]®20 185315 M1 P1M2 RKS STERLINGSide D runout, variant 1
[MPO logo]®20 181100 RKS STERLING 00602435034881 - A (2)Side A runout, variant 1
[MPO logo]®20 181101 RKS STERLING 00602435034881 - B (2) M1 P1M2Side B runout, variant 1
[MPO logo]®20 185210 RKS STERLING 00602435034881 - C (2) M3Side C runout, variant 1
[MPO logo]®20 184496 RKS STERLING 00602435034881 - D (2)Side D runout, variant 1
00602435034881-A (2) [MPO logo]®20 177396 RKS STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
00602435034881-B (2) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]®20 178424Side B runout, variant 1
00602435034881-C (2) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]®20 180048Side C runout, variant 1
00602435034881-D (2) M1 RKS STERLING [MPO logo]®20 180075Side D runout, variant 1
00602435034881-A (2) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]®20 183408Side A runout, variant 1
00602435034881-B2 P1M1 JN-H STERLING [MPO logo]®20 183395Side B runout, variant 1
00602435034881-C (2) M3 RKS STERLINGSide C runout, variant 1
00602435034881-D (2) [MPO logo]®20 185645 RKS STERLINGSide D runout, variant 1
[MPO logo]®20 177061 RKS STERLING 00602435034881 - A (2)Side A runout, variant 1
RKS STERLING [MPO logo]®20 179846 00602435034881 - B (2)Side B runout, variant 1
[MPO logo]®20 178899 RKS STERLING 00602435034881 - C (2)Side C runout, variant 1
[MPO logo]®20 179934 RKS STERLING 00602435034881 - D (2)Side D runout, variant 1
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 | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034959First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Republic Records B0032753-01First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Republic Records B0032759-01First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Republic Records B0032758-01First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Republic Records B0032757-01First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Republic Records B0032756-01First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Republic Records B0032755-01First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Republic Records B0032754-01First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034881First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| 2020 | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034904First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034911First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034935First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034942First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034898First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034928First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034881LP, Album, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| ? | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034881LP, Album, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| ? | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034881LP, Album, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| ? | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034881LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034881LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Republic Records 00602435034881LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Republic Records B0032823-01 / Republic Records B0032754-01LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Republic Records B0032823-01 / Republic Records B0032754-01LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
38 vinyl pressings of Folklore are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2020 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, Europe. One of them is Republic Records B0032753-01, released November 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0032753-01, B0032759-01, B0032758-01, B0032757-01) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 00602435034881-A (2) M1 RKS STERLING [MPO logo]®20 179990 and 00602435034881-B (2) [MPO logo]®20 179123 RKS STERLING. 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.
