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Ideal Form

by Topographies · 2020

12 pressings1 countryPost-PunkShoegazeRock

Ideal Form 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Ideal Form

6 pressings came out in 2020, 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.

US

December 4, 2020
Label and catalog number
Funeral Party Records FP-45
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition · Clear With Cyan & Pink Splatter
Full details of this pressing

US

December 4, 2020
Label and catalog number
Funeral Party Records FP-45
Format
LP, Limited Edition · Ultra clear w/ cyan haze
Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 12 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

2020s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020USFuneral Party RecordsFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
2020USFuneral Party Records FP-45LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2020USFuneral Party Records FP-45First yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
2020USFuneral Party Records FP-45First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020USFuneral Party Records FP-45First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020USFuneral Party Records FP-45First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020USFuneral Party Records FP-45First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2021USFuneral Party Records FP-45LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2023USFuneral Party Records FP-45LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2023USFuneral Party Records FP-45LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl
2023USFuneral Party Records FP-45LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USFuneral Party Records FP-45LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl

Tracklist

  1. A1Mirror3:52
  2. A2False Desire3:56
  3. A3This Evening Also4:04
  4. A4Image5:12
  5. B1See You As You Fall3:32
  6. B2Lonely Figure3:48
  7. B3Rose Of Sharon4:12
  8. B4A Wine Dark Sea4:05

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Ideal Form are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Ideal Form are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2020 and 2023.

When was Ideal Form first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US. One of them is Funeral Party Records FP-45, released December 2020.

How do I tell if my copy of Ideal Form is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FP-45) 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.

How much is Ideal Form on vinyl worth?

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.

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