Vinyl pressings
by We Lost The Sea · 2016
Departure Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 2016. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2016, 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.
135185E1/C PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 ASide A runout
135185E2/B PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 BSide B runout
135185E3/C PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 CSide C runout
135185E4/B PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 DSide D runout
135185E1/C PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 ASide A runout
135185E2/B PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 BSide B runout
135185E3/C PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 CSide C runout
135185E4/B PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 DSide D runout
135185E1/C PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 ARunout Side A
135185E2/B PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 BRunout Side B
135185E3/C PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 CRunout Side C
135185E4/B PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 DRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Bird's Robe Records BRRV068 / Art As Catharsis Records AAC064First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Worldwide | Bird's Robe Records BRRV068 / Art As Catharsis Records AAC064First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Worldwide | Bird's Robe Records BRRV068 / Art As Catharsis Records AAC064First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2017 | US | Translation Loss Records TL-94-1-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2017 | Europe | Bird's Robe Records BRRV068 / Art As Catharsis Records AAC064LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Bird's Robe Records BRRV068 / Art As Catharsis Records AAC064LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Translation Loss Records TL94-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Translation Loss Records TL94-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1739 / Art As Catharsis Records AAC064LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Australia | Dunk!Records DNK1739-2 / Bird's Robe Records BRRV068LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Australia | Dunk!Records DNK1739-3 / Bird's Robe Records DNK1739-3LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1739-3 / Bird's Robe Records DNK1739-3LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Translation Loss Records TL94-1 / Translation Loss Records TL941-V2LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Translation Loss Records TL94-1 / Translation Loss Records TL941-V1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1739-4 / Bird's Robe Records DNK1739-4LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1739-X / Bird's Robe Records BRRVVV032LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1739-X / Bird's Robe Records BRRVVV032LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1739-5 / Bird's Robe Records BRVVVVV068LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of Departure Songs are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2016 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2016, in US, Worldwide. One of them is Bird's Robe Records BRRV068.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BRRV068) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 135185E1/C PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 A and 135185E2/B PIRATES PRESS - BRRV068 / AAC064 B. 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.
