Vinyl pressings
by The Weeknd · 2020
After Hours 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.
12 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.
B0031991-01-LP1-A mS 209735E1/ASide A runout, etched / "209735E1/A" stamped
B0031991-01-LP1-B mS 209735E2/A1Side B runout, etched / "209735E2/A1" stamped
B0031991-01-LP2-A mS 209735E3/A3Side C runout, etched / "209735E3/A3" stamped
B0031991-01-LP2-B mS 209735E4/B1Side D runout, etched / "209735E4/B1" stamped
B0031991-01-LP1-A 209735E1/ARunout Variant 1: Etched; Side A
B0031991-01-LP1-B 209735E2/ARunout Variant 1: Etched; Side B
B0031991-01-LP2-A 209735E3/A3Runout Variant 1: Etched; Side C
B0031991-01-LP2-B 209735E4/B1Runout Variant 1: Etched; Side D
B0031991-01-LP1-A 209735E1/A2Runout, Etched; Side A
B0031991-01-LP1-B 209735E2/A1Runout, Etched; Side B
B0031991-01-LP2-A 209735E3/A4Runout, Etched; Side C
B0031991-01-LP2-B 209735E4/B1Runout, Etched; Side D
B0031991-01 LP1-A MS 209735E1/ASide A runout
B0031991-01 LP1-B MS 209735E2/ASide B runout
B0031991-01 LP2-A MS 209735E3/A3Side C runout
B0031991-01 LP2-B MS 209735E4/B1Side D runout
B0031991-01 LP1-A mS 209735E1 1276629Side A runout
B0031991-01 LP1-B 209735E1 1213316 mSSide B runout
B0031991-01 LP2-A 209735E3 mS 1196317Side C runout
B0031991-01 LP2-B mS 209735E4 1201983Side 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 | Republic Records B0032248-01 / XO B0032248-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | US | XO B0032368-01 / Republic Records B0032368-01First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | XO B0032474-01 / Republic Records B0032474-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | XO B0032369-01 / Republic Records B0032369-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | XO 00602508929915 / Republic Records 00602508929915First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | XO 00602508818400 / Republic Records 00602508818400First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2020 | Europe | XO 00602508929908 / Republic Records 00602508929908First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | XO 00602508818400 / Republic Records 00602508818400First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | Europe | XO 00602508818400 / Republic Records 00602508818400First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo |
| 2020 | US | XO B0031991-01 / Republic Records B0031991-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | XO B0031992-11 / Republic Records B0031992-11First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | XO B0032439-01 / Republic Records B0032439-01First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of After Hours are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, Europe. One of them is Republic Records B0032248-01, released August 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0032248-01, B0032368-01, B0032474-01, B0032369-01) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B0031991-01-LP1-A mS 209735E1/A and B0031991-01-LP1-B mS 209735E2/A1. 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.
