Vinyl pressings
by Bob Sinclar · 2000
Darlin' was first pressed on vinyl in 2000. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2000, 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.
DFI 00 8 YP 078 A1Stamped in Run-out side A
DFI 00 8 YP 078 B1Stamped in Run-out side B
NILZ - THE EXCHANGEEtched in Run-out side A
NILZ - THE EXCHANGEEtched in Run-out 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | France | Yellow Productions YP 083First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | France | Yellow Productions YP 084First year12" | 12" |
| 2000 | France | EastWest PROC 95457 / Yellow ProductionsFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo, Sampler · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo, Sampler · Promo |
| 2000 | France | EastWest PROC 95455 / Yellow ProductionsFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | France | Yellow Productions YP 078First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 2001 | France | Yellow Productions PROC 9546112", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | Italy | Shibuya Records SH 0512", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 328 (M)12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DFECT30X12" | 12" |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DFECT30DJ312", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DFECT30DJ412", Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DFECT30DJ112", Single Sided | 12", Single Sided |
| 2001 | US | Subliminal SUB 53 / Subliminal SUB5312", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | US | Subliminal SUB 5312", Test Pressing, 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing, 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM · Test pressing |
| 2001 | Belgium | Legato Records LGT 506312" | 12" |
17 vinyl pressings of Darlin' are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2000 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in France. One of them is Yellow Productions YP 078, released August 2000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use YP 078, YP 083, YP 084, PROC 95457) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DFI 00 8 YP 078 A1 and DFI 00 8 YP 078 B1. 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.
