Vinyl pressings
by 2 Unlimited · 1994
Let The Beat Control Your Body was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1994, the album's first year, in 9 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.
PWL 280 A-1-1-QISide A, stamped variant 1
PWL 280 B-1-1-QISide B, stamped variant 1
PWL 280 A-1-1- QISide A, stamped variant 2
PWL 280 B-2-1-QISide B, stamped variant 2
PWLT 280-A-1 MGRunout etched side A
PWLT 280 B-1 MGRunout etched side B
HAL 12494-A JERunout, Etched, Side A
HAL 12494-B JERunout, Etched, Side A
Hot MasteringRunout, Etched
181.377-5-A1A-side
181.377-5-B1 DPB-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Benelux | Byte Records BYTE 12026 / Byte Records 181.377-5First year12" | 12" |
| 1994 | Benelux | Byte Records BYTE 7026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1994 | Benelux | Byte Records BYTE 12026 / Byte Records 181.377-5First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | France | Scorpio Music 190 579-1 / Scorpio Music 70First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | Germany | ZYX Music ZYX 7187-12First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | Germany | ZYX Music ZYX 7187-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1994 | Greece | FM Records FM 2034First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1994 | Greece | FM Records FM 203412", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1994 | Hungary | Record ExpressFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | Italy | Got It GTR 594001First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1994 | Spain | Blanco Y Negro MX-464First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | UK | PWL Continental PWLT 280First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | US | Radikal Records HAL 12494First year12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | France | Scorpio Music 190579.112", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1994 | UK | PWL Continental PWL 280First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Let The Beat Control Your Body are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in UK, US, Benelux, France and more. One of them is PWL Continental PWL 280, released February 7, 1994.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PWL 280, PWLT 280, HAL 12494, BYTE 12026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PWL 280 A-1-1-QI and PWL 280 B-1-1-QI. 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.
