Vinyl pressings
by The Flaming Lips · 2002
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots was first pressed on vinyl in 2002. 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 2002, 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.
PIASA-10-A-RE EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 63224 DON GROSSINGERSide A - runout - etched
PIASA-10-B-RE EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 63224 DON GROSSINGERSide B - runout - etched
B266608-01 A3 HLSide A runout stamped, variant 1
B266608-01 B1 HLSide B runout stamped, variant 1
B266608-01 A2 HLSide A runout stamped, variant 3
B266608-01 B1 HLSide B runout stamped, variant 3
B266608-01 A4 HLRunout side A, variant 1
B266608-01 B2 MKRunout side B, variant 1
B266608-01 A3 HLRunout side A, variant 2
B266608-01 B2 MKRunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 9362-48141-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 9362-48141-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | [PIAS] America PIASA 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 1-530200 (K1)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | US | Warner Bros. Records 530200-1LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| 2011 | US | Warner Bros. Records 527227-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | US | Warner Bros. Records 530200-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 9362-49120-3LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2017 | US | Warner Bros. Records 561236-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2019 | USA & Europe | Warner Records 093624952176LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Warner Records 093624952176 / Lovely Sorts Of Death Music 093624952176LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| 2023 | US | Warner Records 093624873051Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation · Limited, Colored vinyl | Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Warner Records 093624 873051LP, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Box Set, Album, Deluxe Edition | LP, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Box Set, Album, Deluxe Edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Records 093624952176 / Lovely Sorts Of Death Music 093624952176LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2002 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in US, Europe. One of them is [PIAS] America PIASA 10.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PIASA 10, 9362-48141-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PIASA-10-A-RE EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 63224 DON GROSSINGER and PIASA-10-B-RE EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 63224 DON GROSSINGER. 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.
