Vinyl pressings
by The Gaslight Anthem · 2023
History Books was first pressed on vinyl in 2023. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 2023, the album's first year, in 5 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.
60124LP-A-RE1 (1-1) #15 JN-H STERLING 41970.1(3)...Side A runout, variation 1
60124LP-B (1) JN-H STERLING 41653.2(3)... #13Side B runout, variation 1
60124LP-A-RE1 (1-1) 1718893 267375E1 JN-H STERLING 41970.1(3)…Side A runout, variation 2
60124LP-B (1) JN-H STERLING 41653.2(3)… 1674106 267375E2Side B runout, variation 2
60124LP-A-RE1 (1-1) #14 JN-H STERLING 41970.1(3)…Side A runout
60124LP-B (1) JN-H STERLING 41653.2(3) #5Side B runout
60124LP-A (1) #10 JN-H STERLING 41653.1(3)…Side A runout
60124LP-B (1) #17 JN-H STERLING 41653.2(3)…Side B runout
267375E1 1718893 60124LP-A-RE1 (1-1) 41970.1 (3)... JN-H STERLINGSide A runout
267375E2 1675106 41653.2 (3)... JN-H STERLING 60124LP-B (1)Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Thirty Tigers 60124LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Thirty Tigers 60124LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2023 | Germany | Thirty Tigers 60124LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK & US | Thirty Tigers 60124LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Thirty Tigers 60124LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2023 | US | Thirty Tigers 60124LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Thirty Tigers 60124LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Thirty Tigers 60124LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Thirty Tigers 60124LPFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Thirty Tigers 60124LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Thirty Tigers 60124LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of History Books are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2023, in US, Europe, Germany, UK & US and more. One of them is Thirty Tigers 60124LP, released October 27, 2023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60124LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 60124LP-A-RE1 (1-1) #15 JN-H STERLING 41970.1(3)... and 60124LP-B (1) JN-H STERLING 41653.2(3)... #13. 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.
