UK
1999- Label and catalog number
- Spot On Records Spot 30
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Big Ron · 1999
Let The Freak 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.
3 pressings came out in 1999, 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.
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 | Italy | V2 VVR5013386First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | UK | Spot On Records Spot 30First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Spot On Records SPOT 26First year12", Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 12", Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Canada | SPG MUSIC SPGVL 11012", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 26412", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2000 | UK | 48K (Forty Eight K Records) SPECT06TPX12" | 12" |
| 2000 | UK | 48K (Forty Eight K Records) SPECT06TP12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | UK | 48K (Forty Eight K Records) SPECT06T12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2000 | UK | 48K (Forty Eight K Records) SPECT06T12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 2000 | Germany | V2 VVR501327612" | 12" |
10 vinyl pressings of Let The Freak are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1999 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in UK, Italy. One of them is Spot On Records Spot 30.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Spot 30, SPOT 26, VVR5013386) 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.