France
1989- Label and catalog number
- Midnight Music CHIME 00.49 S
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Bill Pritchard · 1989
Three Months, Three Weeks & Two Days was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 6 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.
BIAS - 106 - A Dyam Tr Z 1 AMSIda A runtouts, etched
BIAS - 106 - B Dyam Tr Z 1 AMSIda B runtouts, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | Play It Again Sam Records 13017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Stiletto 492.005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Nettwerk W1-30034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Play It Again Sam Records BIAS 106 LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Play It Again Sam Records BIAS 106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Play It Again Sam Records BIAS 106 LPLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | France | Midnight Music CHIME 00.49 SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Nettwerk IRS-82027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Argentina | BPM Music BPM 13.017LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Argentina | BPM Music BPM 13.017LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | France | [pias] PIASLL142DLP / [PIAS] Le Label 962 PD38.012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Three Months, Three Weeks & Two Days are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1989 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in France, US, Argentina, Brazil and more. One of them is Midnight Music CHIME 00.49 S.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHIME 00.49 S, IRS-82027, 13017, 492.005) 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.