Vinyl pressings
by The Seatbelts · 2018
Cowboy Bebop = カウボーイ ビバップ 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.
1 pressing came out in 2018, the album's first year. 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.
VN-04138A-A 30838.1(2)... RSLP Side A
VN-04138A-B 30838.2(2)... RSLP Side B
VN-04138B-A 30838.3(2)... RSLP Side C
VN-04138B-B 30838.4(2)... RSLP Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Japan | Victor VICL-60201LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Netherlands | Victor VICL-60201LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2018 | USA & Canada | Sunrise Music Publishing BX-04138 / FUNimation FN 04138First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Netherlands | Victor VICL-60201LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Netherlands | Victor VICL-60201LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Netherlands | Victor VICL-60201LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Milan 19439773931LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Netherlands | Victor VICL-60201LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Milan 19439773931LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 2020 | US | Milan 19439773931 / Masterworks 19439773931LP, LP, All Media, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Masterworks 19439787701 / Milan 19439787701LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Canada | Milan 19439809061 / Milan 19439809061-S1LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Milan 19439773931 / Milan 19439787681-S1LP, LP, All Media, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Milan 19439787681 / Masterworks 19439787681LP, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Milan 19439787681 / Masterworks 19439787681LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Milan 19439773931 / Milan 19439787711-S1LP, LP, All Media, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Milan 19439787681 / Masterworks 19439787681LP, LP, All Media, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Milan 19439773931LP, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Milan 19439773931LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Milan 19439773931LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
26 vinyl pressings of Cowboy Bebop = カウボーイ ビバップ are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2016 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in USA & Canada. One of them is Sunrise Music Publishing BX-04138, released November 13, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BX-04138) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VN-04138A-A 30838.1(2)... RS and VN-04138A-B 30838.2(2)... RS. 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.
