Vinyl pressings
by Vampire Weekend · 2024
Only God Was Above Us was first pressed on vinyl in 2024. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 2024, 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.
AL-19658861821 MRP5559 / 19658861821-A 1824191 #7 276058E1Side A runout
BL-19658861821 MRP5559 / 19658861821-B 1814487 #7 276058E2Side B runout
CL-19658861821 MRP5559 / 19658861821-C 1822076 #3 276058E3Side C runout
DL-19658861821 MRP5559 / 19658861821-D 1814483 #3 276058E4Side D runout
AL-19658861821 MRP5559/196588861821-A 276058E1 #2 1824191Side A runout, variant 1
BL-19658861821 MRP5559/196588861821-B 1851360 #14 276058E2Side B runout, variant 1
CL-19658861821 MRP5559/19658861821-C 1822076 #1 276058E3Side C runout, variant 1
DL-19658851821 MRP5559/19658861821-D 1814483 #1 276058E4Side D runout, variant 1
AL - 19658861821 -63455-ISide A runout
BL - 19658861821 -63455-ISide B runout
CL - 19658861821 -63456-ISide C runout
DL - 19658861821 -63456-ISide D runout
AL - 19658861821 -63455-ISide A runout
BL - 19658861821 -63455-ISide B runout
CL - 19658861821 -63456-ISide C runout
DL - 19658861821 -63456-ISide D runout
AL 19658861821 -63455- II
BL 19658861821 -63455- II
CL 19658861821 -63456- III
DL 19658861821 -63455- I
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | ColumbiaLP, Album, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2024 | Europe | Columbia 19658880831 / Sony Music 19658880831First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | Europe | Columbia 19658861821 / Sony Music 19658861821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Europe | Columbia 19658861821 / Columbia 19658880841First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Columbia C-326747 / Columbia 19658861821First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Columbia 19658861821 / Columbia C-326747First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Columbia C-326747 / Columbia 19658861821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | US | Columbia 19658880831 / Columbia C-326747First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Columbia C-326747First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Japan | Columbia 19658861821 / Sony Music 19658861821LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Only God Was Above Us are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2024 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in US, UK, Europe, Worldwide. One of them is Columbia 19658861821, released April 5, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 19658861821, C-326747, 19658880831) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-19658861821 MRP5559 / 19658861821-A 1824191 #7 276058E1 and BL-19658861821 MRP5559 / 19658861821-B 1814487 #7 276058E2. 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.
