Vinyl pressings
by The War On Drugs · 2020
Live Drugs was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 2020, 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.
211366E1/ARunout side A, variant 1
211366E2/ARunout side B, variant 1
211366E3/ARunout side C, variant 1
211366E4/ARunout side D, variant 1
211366E1/ASide A runout
211366E2/ASide B runout
211366E3/ASide C runout
211366E4/ASide D runout
211366E1/ASide A runout, variant 1
211366E2/ASide B runout, variant 1
211366E3/ASide C runout, variant 1
211366E4/ASide D runout, variant 1
211366E1/ASide A runout
211366E2/ASide B runout
211366E3/ASide C runout
211366E4/ASide D runout
211366E1/BSide A runout
211366E2/ASide B runout
211366E3/ASide C runout
211366E4/ASide D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Super High Quality Records SHQ1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Super High Quality Records SHQ1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Super High Quality Records SHQ1 / Cargo SHQ1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Super High Quality Records SHQ1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Super High Quality Records SHQ1 / Cargo SHQ1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Super High Quality Records SHQ1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Super High Quality Records SHQ1LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Super High Quality Records SHQ1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Super High Quality Records SHQ1LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Super High Quality Records SHQ1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Live Drugs are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2020 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in USA & Europe, US. One of them is Super High Quality Records SHQ1, released November 13, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHQ1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 211366E1/A and 211366E2/A. 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.
