Europe
June 15, 2018- Label and catalog number
- SideOneDummy Records SD1714-1
- Format
- LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Pink, Photobook
Vinyl pressings
by The Gaslight Anthem · 2018
The ’59 Sound Sessions was first pressed on vinyl in 2018. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 2018, 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.
PIRATES PRESS - SD1713-1 A 173746E1/CSide A runout, etched
PIRATES PRESS - SD1713-1 B 173746E2/ASide B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | SideOneDummy Records SD 1714-1First yearLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | SideOneDummy Records SD 1714-1First yearLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Czech Republic & Slovakia | SideOneDummy Records SD1713-1LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Europe | SideOneDummy Records SD1714-1First yearLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | SideOneDummy Records SD1714-1First yearLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | SideOneDummy Records SD1714-1First yearLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | SideOneDummy Records SD1714-1First yearLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | SideOneDummy Records SD1714-1First yearLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | USA & Europe | SideOneDummy Records SD1714-1First yearLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2018 | Worldwide | SideOneDummy Records SD1713-1First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | SideOneDummy Records SD1358LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of The ’59 Sound Sessions are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2018 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in Europe, US, USA & Europe, Worldwide. One of them is SideOneDummy Records SD1714-1, released June 15, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD1714-1, SD 1714-1, SD1713-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.