US
April 20, 2013- Label and catalog number
- Sea Legs SEA003
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Red
- Runout / matrix
R-27300 R-27300 RIS7-70046 (A) J. Lambert C 3 L11Side A
R-27301 R-27301 RIS7-70046 (B) J. Lambert C 3 L11Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Touché Amoré · 2013
Crescent-Shaped Depression / Faceghost was first pressed on vinyl in 2013. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 2013, 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.
R-27300 R-27300 RIS7-70046 (A) J. Lambert C 3 L11Side A
R-27301 R-27301 RIS7-70046 (B) J. Lambert C 3 L11Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Sea Legs SEA003First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Sea Legs SEA003First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 2013 | US | Sea Legs SEA003First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Sea Legs SEA003First year7" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Sea Legs SEA003First year7" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Secret Voice SV107", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Secret Voice SV10First year7" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Sea Legs SEA0037", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | US | Secret Voice SV010v7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Secret Voice SV010v7", Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
10 vinyl pressings of Crescent-Shaped Depression / Faceghost are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2013 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 2013, in US. One of them is Sea Legs SEA003, released April 20, 2013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SEA003, SV10) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R-27300 R-27300 RIS7-70046 (A) J. Lambert C 3 L11 and R-27301 R-27301 RIS7-70046 (B) J. Lambert C 3 L11. 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.