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Free Your Mind

by 68 Beats · 2001

12 pressings5 countriesHouseElectronic

Free Your Mind was first pressed on vinyl in 2001. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Free Your Mind

2 pressings came out in 2001, 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.

US

August 6, 2001
Label and catalog number
Asphalt Records ASP - 113Asphalt Records ASP- 113
Format
12"
Runout / matrix

ASP- 113 A LOGO ?????Side A runout etched

ASP- 113 B LABEL ?????Side B runout etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 12 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

2000s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2001SpainHouse Tempo HT 5074 MXFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
2001USAsphalt Records ASP-11312", Test Pressing · Test pressing12", Test Pressing · Test pressing
2001USAsphalt Records ASP - 113 / Asphalt Records ASP- 113First year12"12"
2002GermanyPhantom Recordings PHAN010-612"12"
2002GermanyPhantom Recordings PHAN 010-612", White Label12", White Label
2002ItalyOxyd Records OX 506812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo
2002UKDefected DFECT52DJ12", White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing12", White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2002UKDefected DFECT52DJ212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2002UKDefected DFECT52DJ / SFP Records12", Promo · Promo12", Promo · Promo
2002UKDefected DFECT5212", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
2002UKDefected DFECT52R12", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
2003USAsphalt Records ASP-11312"12"

Tracklist

  1. Logo Side
  2. A1Free Your Mind (Da Lukas Vox Mix)
  3. A2Free Your Mind (Da Lukas Beatsdub)
  4. This Side
  5. B1Free Your Mind (Robbie Rivera's 3 AM Bub)
  6. B2Free Your Mind (MaLu' 12 PM Dub)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Free Your Mind are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Free Your Mind are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2001 and 2003.

When was Free Your Mind first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 2001, in US, Spain. One of them is Asphalt Records ASP - 113, released August 6, 2001.

How do I tell if my copy of Free Your Mind is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASP - 113, HT 5074 MX) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ASP- 113 A LOGO ????? and ASP- 113 B LABEL ?????. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Free Your Mind on vinyl worth?

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.

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