Vinyl pressings
by Baby D · 1995
So Pure was first pressed on vinyl in 1995. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1995, 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.
SYX+DJ+21+A ORLAKERunout etching, side A
SYX+DJ+21+B ORLAKERunout etching, side B
SYX+DJ+21+C ORLAKERunout etching, side C
SYX+DJ+21+D ORLAKERunout etching, side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | UK | Systematic SYXDJ 21 / Production House SYXDJ 21First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1995 | UK | Systematic SYSXX 21 / Production House SYSXX 21First year12", Promo, Single Sided · Promo | 12", Promo, Single Sided · Promo |
| 1995 | UK | Not On Label BABYPROMO1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1995 | UK | Systematic SYSX 21 / Systematic 850 337.1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1996 | Italy | Inside IN 611512" | 12" |
| 1996 | Italy | Inside IN 611512", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | UK | Systematic SYS21 / Production House SYS217", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1996 | UK | Systematic SYSDX 2112" | 12" |
| 1996 | UK | Systematic SYSX 21 / Production House 850 337.112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Dance Dept. Sascha 0012", Single Sided, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single Sided, 33 ⅓ RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of So Pure are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1995 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1995, in UK. One of them is Systematic SYXDJ 21.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SYXDJ 21, SYSXX 21, BABYPROMO1, SYSX 21) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SYX+DJ+21+A ORLAKE and SYX+DJ+21+B ORLAKE. 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.
