Vinyl pressings
by Waxahatchee · 2020
Saint Cloud 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.
5 pressings came out in 2020, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MRG704-A [N with a line through it] 34209.1(3)...A-side runout, etched
MRG704-B [N with a line through it] 34209.2(3)...B-side runout, etched
MRG704-A N̶ 34209.1(3)...Side A runout
MRG704-B N̶ 34209.2(3)...Side B runout
MRG704-A [N with a line through it] 34209.1(3)...Side A
MRG704-B [N with a line through it] 34209.2(3)...Side B
MRG704-A [N with a line through it] 34209.1(3)...A-side runout, etched
MRG704-B [N with a line through it] 34209.2(3)...B-side runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Merge Records MRG704First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Merge Records MRG704LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Merge Records MRG704First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Canada | Merge Records MRG704First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Canada | Merge Records MRG704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | Merge Records MRG704First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK & US | Merge Records MRG704LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Merge Records MRG704LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Merge Records MRG704LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, Single, All Media, Club Edition · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, Single, All Media, Club Edition · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Merge Records MRG704LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Saint Cloud are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2020 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in USA & Canada, US. One of them is Merge Records MRG704, released March 27, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MRG704) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MRG704-A [N with a line through it] 34209.1(3)... and MRG704-B [N with a line through it] 34209.2(3).... 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.
