Vinyl pressings
by Tim Barry · 2012
40 Miler was first pressed on vinyl in 2012. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2012, 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.
PIRATES PRESS-CAR052A 98431E1/AStamped Runout Side A
PIRATES PRESS-CAR052-B 98431E2/AStamped Runout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Unknown | Chunksaah Records CAR052First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Chunksaah Records CAR052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2012 | US | Chunksaah Records CAR052LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Chunksaah Records CAR052LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Chunksaah Records CAR052LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Chunksaah Records CAR052First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Chunksaah Records CAR052LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Chunksaah Records CAR052LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Chunksaah Records CAR052LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Chunksaah Records CAR052LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of 40 Miler are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 2012, in US. One of them is Chunksaah Records CAR052, released April 10, 2012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAR052) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PIRATES PRESS-CAR052A 98431E1/A and PIRATES PRESS-CAR052-B 98431E2/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.
