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
Vinyl pressings
by 68 Beats · 2001
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.
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.
ASP- 113 A LOGO ?????Side A runout etched
ASP- 113 B LABEL ?????Side B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Spain | House Tempo HT 5074 MXFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | US | Asphalt Records ASP-11312", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2001 | US | Asphalt Records ASP - 113 / Asphalt Records ASP- 113First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | Germany | Phantom Recordings PHAN010-612" | 12" |
| 2002 | Germany | Phantom Recordings PHAN 010-612", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2002 | Italy | Oxyd Records OX 506812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Defected DFECT52DJ12", White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2002 | UK | Defected DFECT52DJ212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2002 | UK | Defected DFECT52DJ / SFP Records12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Defected DFECT5212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | UK | Defected DFECT52R12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2003 | US | Asphalt Records ASP-11312" | 12" |
12 vinyl pressings of Free Your Mind are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2001 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 2001, in US, Spain. One of them is Asphalt Records ASP - 113, released August 6, 2001.
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.
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.