Vinyl pressings
by Black Moon · 1994
Buck Em Down 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.
3 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.
WR-20100-A EUROPADISK NY USA 10851 & S15Runout side A, etched, variation 1
P2 WR-20100-B-2 EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 10851 &Runout side B, etched, variation 1
Ɛ2 WR-20100-A EUROPADISK NY USA 10851 &Runout side A, etched, variation 2
Ɛ2 WR-20100-B EUROPADISK NY USA 10851 &Runout side B, etched, variation 2
212 WR-20100-A EUROPADISK NY USA 10851 &Side A
112 WR-20100-B-2 EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 10851 &Side B
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 | Wreck Records WR 20100 / Wreck Records WR20100-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | US | Wreck Records WR 2010012", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1994 | US | Wreck Records WR 20100 / Wreck Records WR20100-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | US | Wreck RecordsFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | Wreck Records WR 2010012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
| 2004 | US | Wreck Records WR 2010012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK | Wreck Records WR247337", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| 2019 | UK | Wreck Records WR247347", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Wreck Records WR 2010012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Wreck Records WR 2010012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
| ? | US | Nervous Records WR2010012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Wreck Records WR 2010012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Buck Em Down are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1994 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in US. One of them is Wreck Records WR 20100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WR 20100) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WR-20100-A EUROPADISK NY USA 10851 & S15 and P2 WR-20100-B-2 EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 10851 &. 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.
