UK
2002- Label and catalog number
- Defected DFTD062DJ
- Format
- 12", Promo

Vinyl pressings
by Bob Sinclar · 2002
The Beat Goes On was first pressed on vinyl in 2002. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 2002, the album's first year, in 4 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.
DF1025Dead wax
YP129 A1Dead wax
NiLZ - THE EXCHANGEDead wax
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | France | Yellow Productions YP 135First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | France | Yellow Productions YP 129First year12", Single Sided, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single Sided, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | France | Yellow Productions YP 134First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | France | Yellow Productions YP 129First year12", Single Sided, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", Single Sided, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | France | Yellow Productions PROC95495First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | France | Yellow Productions proc95492First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | France | Yellow Productions YP 129 AFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | Italy | D:vision Records DVDM 345First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | Defected DFTD062DJFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 426First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2003 | Canada | Hi-Bias Records HB-134 / Popular Records POP424212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2003 | France | Yellow Productions YP 15612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided |
| 2003 | Italy | D:vision Records DV 34912" | 12" |
| 2003 | Belgium | Legato Records LGT 507712", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2003 | UK | Defected DFTD06212" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label12", Single Sided, White Label | 12", Single Sided, White Label |
19 vinyl pressings of The Beat Goes On are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2002 and 2009.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in UK, Spain, France, Italy. One of them is Defected DFTD062DJ.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DFTD062DJ, VENMX 426, YP 135, YP 129) 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.