Vinyl pressings
by The Black Keys · 2011
El Camino was first pressed on vinyl in 2011. 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 2011, 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.
529099-1-A BG P. USA -23568-Runout side A
529099-1-B BG P. USA -23568-Runout side B
X36795 1 529099-2 TEXT 01 M1S10CD matrix, Variant 1
X36795 1 529099-2 TEXT 01 M1S8CD matrix, Variant 2
529099-1-A -23568- P. USA BGSide A runout, variant 1
529099-1-A -23568- BG P. USASide B runout, variant 1
529099-1-A -23568- P. USA BGSide A runout, variant 2
529099-1-B -23568- BG P. USASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | USA & Canada | Nonesuch 529099-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | USA & Europe | Nonesuch 529099-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2011 | US | Nonesuch 529099-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo, CD, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo, CD, Album, Stereo |
| 2012 | UK, Europe & US | Nonesuch 530454-112", 45 RPM, Album, 7", 45 RPM, CD, Album, All Media, Record Store Day, Numbered, Special Edition · Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, 7", 45 RPM, CD, Album, All Media, Record Store Day, Numbered, Special Edition · Numbered |
| 2012 | US | Nonesuch 530454-1 / Nonesuch STCD 40016212", 45 RPM, Album, 7", 45 RPM, CD, Album, All Media, Special Edition | 12", 45 RPM, Album, 7", 45 RPM, CD, Album, All Media, Special Edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK, Europe & US | Nonesuch 075597914382LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK, Europe & US | Nonesuch 075597914382LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
| 2021 | US | Nonesuch 075597914368LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2021 | US | Nonesuch 075597914382LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Stereo |
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Nonesuch 075597914382LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Stereo |
| 2022 | Europe | Nonesuch 075597914382LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of El Camino are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2011 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2011, in US, USA & Europe. One of them is Nonesuch 529099-1, released December 6, 2011.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 529099-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 529099-1-A BG P. USA -23568- and 529099-1-B BG P. USA -23568-. 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.
