Vinyl pressings
by The Decemberists · 2005
Picaresque was first pressed on vinyl in 2005. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2005, 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.
KRS-425-A 12990.1(3) SAE MASTERINGSide A runout
KRS-425-B 12990.2(3) SAE MASTERINGSide B runout
KRS-425-C 12990.3(3) SAE MASTERINGSide C runout
KRS-425-D 12990.4(3) SAE MASTERINGSide D runout
KRS-425-A 12990.1(3)A
KRS-425-B 12990.2(3)B
KRS-425-C 12990.3(3)C
KRS-425-D 12990.4(3)D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Europe | Rough Trade RTRADLP256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2005 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS 425 / Jealous Butcher Records JB-053First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS 425 / Jealous Butcher Records JB-053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS 425 / Jealous Butcher Records JB-053LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS 425 / Jealous Butcher Records JB-053LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS 425 / Jealous Butcher Records JB-053LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS 425 / Jealous Butcher Records JB-053LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS 425 / Jealous Butcher Records JB-053LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS 425 / Jealous Butcher Records JB-053LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2024 | US | Kill Rock Stars KRS 425 / Jealous Butcher Records JB-053LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Kill Rock Stars KRS 425 / Jealous Butcher Records JB-053LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Picaresque are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2005 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2005, in US, Europe. One of them is Kill Rock Stars KRS 425, released September 2005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KRS 425, RTRADLP256) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KRS-425-A 12990.1(3) SAE MASTERING and KRS-425-B 12990.2(3) SAE MASTERING. 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.
