Vinyl pressings
by The Black Angels · 2008
Directions To See A Ghost was first pressed on vinyl in 2008. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 2008, 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.
7969- LITA 033-1(A) S- 65361 DCA-side handwritten runouts
7969- LITA 033-1(B) (B) S- 65362 DCB-side handwritten runouts
7696- LITA 033-1(C) S-65363 S-65363 DCC-side handwritten runouts
7696 - LITA 033-1(D) S-65364 DCD-side handwritten runouts
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 033First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 033LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 033LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 033-1-112", 12", 12", All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 12", 12", All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 033-1-3LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 033 / Light In The Attic LITA 033-1-5LP, LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 033 / Light In The Attic LITA 033-1-4LP, LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 033 / Light In The Attic LITA 033-1-6LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Light In The Attic LITA 033LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Light In The Attic LITA 033LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Directions To See A Ghost are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2008 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2008, in US. One of them is Light In The Attic LITA 033, released August 2008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LITA 033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7969- LITA 033-1(A) S- 65361 DC and 7969- LITA 033-1(B) (B) S- 65362 DC. 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.
