UK
1996- Label and catalog number
- Urban Takeover URBTAKE 1
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
URBTAKE 1A-1 Music House MPORunout side A, etched
URBTAKE 1B-1 Music House MPORunout side B, etched
Vinyl pressings
by Aphrodite & Micky Finn · 1996
Bad Ass ! was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. 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 1996, 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.
URBTAKE 1A-1 Music House MPORunout side A, etched
URBTAKE 1B-1 Music House MPORunout side B, etched
MPO URBTAKE 1A-₁ Music House
MPO URBTAKE 1B-₁ Music House
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | UK | Urban Takeover URBTAKE 1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1996 | UK | Urban Takeover URBTAKE1First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1996 | UK | Urban Takeover URBTAKE112", White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1998 | UK | Urban Takeover URBTAKE912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | UK | Urban Takeover URBTAKE912", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Urban Takeover URBTAKE912", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | Urban Takeover URBTAKE 4012" | 12" |
| 2004 | UK | Urban Takeover URBTAKE 4012", White Label, Promo · Promo | 12", White Label, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Urban Takeover URBTAKE5512", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Urban Takeover URBTAKE00912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Bad Ass ! are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1996 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in UK. One of them is Urban Takeover URBTAKE 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use URBTAKE 1, URBTAKE1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, URBTAKE 1A-1 Music House MPO and URBTAKE 1B-1 Music House MPO. 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.