Vinyl pressings
by Taylor Swift · 2019
Lover was first pressed on vinyl in 2019. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2019, 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.
196994E1/A2 STERLING RKS B003097201-A B003097201 LP01-ASide A runout
196994E2/A3 STERLING RKS B003097201-B B003097201 LP01-BSide B runout
196994E3/A2 STERLING RKS B003097201-C B003097201 LP02-ASide C runout
196994E4/A6 STERLING RKS B003097201-D B003097201 LP02-BSide D runout
B003097201-A 196994E1/A2 RKS STERLING B003097201 LP01-AA-side runout, variant 1
B003097201-B 196994E2/A3 RKS STERLING B003097201 LP01-BB-side runout, variant 1
B003097201-C 196994E3/A RKS STERLING B003097201 LP02-AC-side runout, variant 1
B003097201-D 196994E4/A RKS STERLING B003097201 LP02-B RE1D-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Taiwan | Republic Records 602508148453 / Universal Music 602508148453First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Republic Records 00602508148453First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | USA & Canada | Republic Records B0030972-01First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | China | Republic Records 00602508148453 / 环球音乐 00602508148453LP, LP, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Republic Records 00602508148453LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Republic Records B0030972-01LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Canada | Republic Records B0037622-01 / Republic Records B0030972-01LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2023 | US | Republic Records B0030972-01LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | China | Republic Records 00602508148453 / 环球音乐 00602508148453LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Reissue, All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Reissue, All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Republic Records 00602508148453LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Lover are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2019 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2019, in Europe, USA & Canada, Taiwan. One of them is Republic Records 00602508148453, released November 15, 2019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 00602508148453, B0030972-01, 602508148453) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 196994E1/A2 STERLING RKS B003097201-A B003097201 LP01-A and 196994E2/A3 STERLING RKS B003097201-B B003097201 LP01-B. 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.
