Vinyl pressings
by Yard Act · 2024
Where's My Utopia? 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.
10 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.
00602458508369-A 1774432 5850836 A1 272996E1 =MATT @ METROPOLIS=Side A runout
00602458508369-B 1794982 272996E2 5850836 B1Side B runout
272996E1 1788961 00602458508369-A 5850836 A1 =MATT @ METROPOLIS=Side A
272996E2 1766186 00602458508369-B 5850836 B1Side B
272996E1 1788961 00602458508369-A 58S0836 A1 =MATT @ METROPOLIS=Runout side A
272996E2 1766186 00602458508369-B 58S0836 B1Runout side B
= MATT @ METROPOLIS = 5850836 A1 00602458508369-A 272996E1 1774432Side A
5850836 B1 00602458508369-B 272996E2 1790481Side B
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 | Japan | Island Records 585-837First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2024 | UK | Island Records 00602458508420First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 2024 | UK | ZEN F.C. ZENFC025LPX4 / Island Records 00602465145090First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2024 | UK | ZEN F.C. ZENFC025LPX6 / Island Records 00602458508369First yearLP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo |
| 2024 | UK & Europe | ZEN F.C. ZENFC025LP / Island Records 00602458508369First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2024 | UK & Europe | ZEN F.C. ZENFC025LPX2 / Island Records 00602458508383First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK & Europe | ZEN F.C. ZENFC025LPX / Island Records 00602458508376First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK & Europe | ZEN F.C. ZENFC025LPX5 / Island Records 00602458508369First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | UK & Europe | Island Records 0060245029963First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK & US | ZEN F.C. ZENFC025LPX2 / Island Records 00602458508383First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Where's My Utopia? are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in UK, Japan, UK & Europe, UK & US. One of them is Island Records 00602458508420, released March 1, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 00602458508420, ZENFC025LPX4, ZENFC025LPX6, 585-837) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 00602458508369-A 1774432 5850836 A1 272996E1 =MATT @ METROPOLIS= and 00602458508369-B 1794982 272996E2 5850836 B1. 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.
