Vinyl pressings
by Alice Deejay · 1999
Back In My Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1999. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1999, the album's first year, in 8 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.
12 TIV 121 A-01-01-Side A runout, stamped
12 TIV 121 AA-01-01-Side AA runout, stamped
12TIV-121 AA side label
12TIV-121 AAAA side label
12 TIVDJX 121 A-1-1- 1A side runout stamped
12 TIVDJX 121 AA-1-1- 1AA side runout stamped
12 TIVDJX 121 A-1-1- 1A side runout stamped
12 TIVDJX 121 AA-1-1- 1AA side runout stamped
12TIVDJX121-AA side label
12TIVDJX121-AAAA side label
12 TIVDJ 121 A-1-1-1A side runout stamped
12 TIVDJ 121 AA-1-1- 1AA side runout stamped
12TIVDJ121-AA side label
12TIVDJ121-AAAA side label
B928362-01 A1 MKA Side Runout
B928362-01 B1 KLB Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Canada | ISBA Music Entertainment Inc. ISB-12-7018First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | Europe | Orbit Records DMDOrbit 039First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 1999 | France | Hot Tracks SHT 3479-6First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | Germany | Orbit RecordsFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | Italy | TIME TIME 175First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1999 | Netherlands | Violent Records VIO 1123First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | Spain | Vale Music VLMX 114-3 / Vale Music VLMX114-3First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1999 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJ121 / Violent Records 12TIVDJ121First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Positiva 12 TIVDJX 121First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1999 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJX121 / Violent Records 12TIVDJX121First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Positiva 12TIV-121 / Positiva 7243 8 87878 6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Universal Records 012158204-112" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Positiva 12TIV-12112", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
13 vinyl pressings of Back In My Life are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1999 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in UK, Canada, Europe, France and more. One of them is Positiva 12TIV-121, released November 22, 1999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12TIV-121, 12 TIVDJX 121, 12TIVDJX121, 12TIVDJ121) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 TIV 121 A-01-01- and 12 TIV 121 AA-01-01-. 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.
