Vinyl pressings
by U2 · 2023
Songs Of Surrender was first pressed on vinyl in 2023. 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 2023, the album's first year, in 4 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.
4590087-A1 4549558 SS BM73178-01 A1Runout side A
4590087-B1 BM73178-01 B1 SS 3⋀ 4549558Runout side B
4590088-A1 BM73178-02 C1 SS 1∆ 4549558Runout side C
4590088-B1 BM73178-02 D1 SS 4549558 2⊥Runout side D
BM85997-01 A1 4838678-A1 SS 2+Runout side A
BM85997-01 B1 4838678-B1 SS 1+Runout side B
BM85997-02 C1 SS 1=+ 4838679-A1Runout side C
BM85997-02 D1 SS 1TV 4838679-B1Runout side D
4838678-A1 SS TI1 BM85997-01 A1Side A, runout
SS 4838678-B1 BM85997-01 B1 TI1Side B, runout
4838679-A1 BM85997-02 C1 SS =+1Side C, runout
SS 4838679-B1 BM85997-02 D1 ⟘+1Side D, runout
4867763-A2 BM 86101-01 A1 SSRunout side A
4867763-B2 BM 86101-01 B1 SSRunout side B
4867764-A2 BM 86101-02 C1 SSRunout side C
4867764-B2 BM 86101-02 D1 SSRunout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Island Records 5503418First yearLP, LP, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Island Records 4838676First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2023 | US | Interscope Records 4899567First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Interscope Records 4899561First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Interscope Records 5516040First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Canada | Interscope Records 4899571First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Island Records 00602445495580 / Island Records 4549558First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Island Records 5503441First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Island Records 5503427First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Island Records 5503448First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Island Records 4867762First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Island Records 5503437First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Songs Of Surrender are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2023, in Worldwide, US, Europe, USA & Canada. One of them is Island Records 00602445495580, released March 17, 2023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 00602445495580, 5503441, 5503427, 5503448) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4590087-A1 4549558 SS BM73178-01 A1 and 4590087-B1 BM73178-01 B1 SS 3⋀ 4549558. 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.
