Vinyl pressings
by The Cure · 2024
Songs Of A Lost World was first pressed on vinyl in 2024. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 2024, the album's first year, in 4 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.
7503683-A -61171- "OUTSIDE IN THE DARK" BGSide A runout, variant 1
7503683-B "LEFT ALONE WITH NOTHING" -61171- I BGSide B runout, variant 1
7503683-A -61171-II "OUTSIDE IN THE DARK" BGSide A runout, variant 2
7503683-B "LEFT ALONE WITH NOTHING" -61171-I BGSide B runout, variant 2
BG ST 7503683-A "OUTSIDE IN THE DARK" BO26584-01 A2 -61171-Side A runout
BG ST 7503683-B "LEFT ALONE WITH NOTHING" BO26584-01 B2 -61171-Side B runout
1_ 011917835-A-1 1Side A, etched
1_ 011917835-B-1 3 1Side B, etched
BG A 6808921-A 00602468089216 "OUTSIDE IN THE DARK" (1275826) 01020213Side A runout, variant 1
BG A 6808921-B 00602468089216 "LEFT ALONE WITH NOTHING" (1275827) 01010209Side B runout, variant 1
BG A 6808921-A 00602468089216 "OUTSIDE IN THE DARK" (1275826) 01020104Side A runout, variant 2
BG A 6808921-B 00602468089216 "LEFT ALONE WITH NOTHING" (1275827) 01010115Side B runout, variant 2
(1278280) 01010203 7504132-A-1 MILES ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30Side A, runout, variant 1
(1278281) 02010106 7504132-B-2 MILES ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30Side B, runout, variant 1
(1278280) 01010205 7504132-A-1 MILES.ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30Side A, runout, variant 2
(1278281) 02010108 7504132-B-2 MILES.ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30Side B, runout, variant 2
MILES. ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30 THE END OF EVERY SONG 46803377 A -64825-ISide A runout, variant 1
MILES. ABBEY ROAD. RM 30 WE SING ALONE 46803377 B -64825-ISide B runout, variant 1
MILES. ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30 THE END OF EVERY SONG 46803377 A -64825-ISide A runout, variant 2
MILES. ABBEY ROAD. RM 30 WE SING ALONE 46803377 B -64825-IISide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Polydor 7503683 / Fiction Records 00602475036838First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Polydor 7503683 / Fiction Records 00602475036838First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Polydor 7503685 / Fiction Records 00602475036852First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc |
| 2024 | US | Polydor 00602468089216 / Fiction Records 00602468089216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | US | Polydor 00602475041320 / Fiction Records 00602475041320First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Polydor 6803377 / Fiction Records 00602468033776First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Polydor 7503682 / Fiction Records 00602475036821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Polydor 7528880 / Fiction Records 00602475288800First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Polydor 7503684 / Fiction Records 00602475036845First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Polydor 6803377 / Fiction Records 00602468033776First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Polydor 00602475378419 / Fiction Records 7537841First yearLP, Album, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Polydor 7532384 / Fiction Records 00602475323846First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Songs Of A Lost World are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in Europe, UK, US, Worldwide. One of them is Polydor 7503683, released November 1, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7503683, 7503685, 00602468089216, 00602475041320) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7503683-A -61171- "OUTSIDE IN THE DARK" BG and 7503683-B "LEFT ALONE WITH NOTHING" -61171- I BG. 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.
