Vinyl pressings
by The Contortionist · 2014
Language was first pressed on vinyl in 2014. 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 2014, 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.
122890E1/8 PIRATES PRESS - GFM040 ASide A
122890E2/9 PIRATES PRESS - GFM040 BSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Good Fight Music GFM040 / Entertainment One GFM040First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Good Fight Music GFM040 / Entertainment One GFM040First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | eOne EOM-LP-5424 / Good Fight Music EOM-LP-5424LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | eOne EOM-LP-5424 / Good Fight Music EOM-LP-5424LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | eOne EOM-LP-5424 / Good Fight Music EOM-LP-5424LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | eOne EOM-LP-5424 / Good Fight Music EOM-LP-5424LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | eOne EOM-LP-5424 / Good Fight Music EOM-LP-5424LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | eOne EOM-LP-5424 / Good Fight Music EOM-LP-5424LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | eOne EOM-LP-5424 / eOne EOM-LP-46468LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2023 | US | eOne EOM-LP-5424 / eOne EOM-LP-46548LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | eOne EOM-LP-5424 / eOne EOM-LP-46515LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | eOne EOM-LP-5424 / eOne EOM-LP-46547LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | MNRK Heavy MNK-LP-46937 / Good Fight Music MNK-LP-46937LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered |
13 vinyl pressings of Language are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2014 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2014, in US. One of them is Good Fight Music GFM040, released September 16, 2014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GFM040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 122890E1/8 PIRATES PRESS - GFM040 A and 122890E2/9 PIRATES PRESS - GFM040 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.
