US
January 27, 2019- Label and catalog number
- The Backseat Lovers
- Format
- LP, Limited Edition · Translucent Blue/Green
- Runout / matrix
2D8551E1/CRunout side A
2D8551E2/BRunout side B
Vinyl pressings
by The Backseat Lovers · 2019
When We Were Friends 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.
2 pressings came out in 2019, 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.
2D8551E1/CRunout side A
2D8551E2/BRunout side B
BSL1001A
BSL1001B
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 | US | The Backseat LoversFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2019 | US | The Backseat LoversFirst yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | The Backseat LoversLP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", EP · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", EP · Limited |
| 2023 | US | The Backseat Lovers BSL1001LP-PINKLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | The Backseat LoversLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | The Backseat LoversLP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2024 | US | The Backseat LoversLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | The Backseat LoversLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | The Backseat LoversLP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | The Backseat LoversLP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of When We Were Friends are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2019 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2019, in US. One of them is The Backseat Lovers, released January 27, 2019.
Check the catalog number on the label and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2D8551E1/C and 2D8551E2/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.