Vinyl pressings
by Wolf Alice · 2017
Visions Of A Life was first pressed on vinyl in 2017. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 2017, the album's first year, in 3 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.
BH85656-01 A₁ DH00214–ARunout side A, hand-etched
BH85656-01 B₁ DH00214–BRunout side B, hand-etched
BH85656-02 C₁ DH00214–CRunout side C, hand-etched
BH85656-02 D₁ DH00214–DRunout side D, hand-etched
BH85656-01 A₁ DH00214–ARunout side A, hand etched
BH85656-01 B₁ DH00214–BRunout side B, hand etched
BH85656-02 C₁ DH00214–CRunout side C, hand etched
BH85656-02 D₁ DH00214–DRunout side D, hand etched
88985459151 - SA2 RE-1 NT P.USA -45325-Side A, etched and stamped
88985459151 - SB2 RE-1 NT P.USA -45325-Side B, etched and stamped
88985459151 - SC2 RE-1 NT P.USA -45326-Side C, etched and stamped
88985459151 - SD2 RE-1 NT P.USA -45326-Side D, etched and stamped
BH85656-01 A₁ DH00214–ARunout side A, hand etched
BH85656-01 B₁ DH00214–BRunout side B, hand etched
BH85656-02 C₁ DH00214–CRunout side C, hand etched
BH85656-02 D₁ DH00214–DRunout side D, hand etched
DH00214 - A BH85656 - 01 A1Side A runout
DH00214 - B BH85656 - 01 B1Side B runout
DH00214 - C BH85656 - 02 C1Side C runout
DH00214 - D BH85656 - 02 D1Side D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Dirty Hit DH00214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2017 | Europe | Dirty Hit DH00214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2017 | Europe | Dirty Hit DH00223First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Dirty Hit DH00214First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2017 | UK | Dirty Hit DH00224First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | UK | Dirty Hit DH00224 / Dirty Hit DH00229First yearLP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | UK | Dirty Hit DH00222First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | RCA 88985-45915-1 / Dirty Hit 88985-45915-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2017 | US | RCA 88985-45915-1 / Dirty Hit DH00214First yearAll Media, Limited Edition, LP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, Single · Limited, Colored vinyl | All Media, Limited Edition, LP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, Single · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Dirty Hit DH00214LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Visions Of A Life are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2017 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2017, in UK, US, Europe. One of them is Dirty Hit DH00224, released September 29, 2017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DH00224, DH00222, 88985-45915-1, DH00214) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BH85656-01 A₁ DH00214–A and BH85656-01 B₁ DH00214–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.
