US
1994- Label and catalog number
- Hot 'N' Spycy 0663-1
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Angel Moraes · 1994
I Like It (I Like How You're Lov'in Me) 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.
2 pressings came out in 1994, the album's first year. 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.
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 | US | Hot 'N' Spycy 0663-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | US | Hot 'N' Spycy 0663-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1994 | US | Hot'n'Spicy 0663-1First year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1996 | Italy | Zac International ZNT 03212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | Italy | ZAC International ZNT 03212", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1996 | UK | Hot 'N' Spycy SUB 21T / Subversive SUB 21T12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | UK | Subversive SUB 21T12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1997 | Netherlands | Frisbeat Records FRIS 00312" | 12" |
| 1997 | UK | AM:PM 582 135-1 / Hot 'N' Spycy 582 135-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1997 | UK | AM:PM AMPMDJ 8412", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1997 | UK | AM:PM 582 179-112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1997 | UK | AM:PM 582 181-1 / A&M Records 582 181-112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of I Like It (I Like How You're Lov'in Me) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1994 and 1997.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in US. One of them is Hot 'N' Spycy 0663-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0663-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.