UK
1999- Label and catalog number
- Automatic Records AUT015
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
MPO P⃫E⃫R⃫C⃫E⃫P⃫T⃫I⃫O⃫N⃫ AUTO15A1Runout side A - Etched
MPO P⃫E⃫R⃫C⃫E⃫P⃫T⃫I⃫O⃫N⃫ AUTO 15B1Runout side AA - Etched
Vinyl pressings
by Cass & Slide · 1999
Perception 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.
2 pressings came out in 1999, 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.
MPO P⃫E⃫R⃫C⃫E⃫P⃫T⃫I⃫O⃫N⃫ AUTO15A1Runout side A - Etched
MPO P⃫E⃫R⃫C⃫E⃫P⃫T⃫I⃫O⃫N⃫ AUTO 15B1Runout side AA - Etched
MPO PERCEPTION 1 A-1A side runout
MPO PERCEPTION 1 A-2B side runout
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 | UK | Automatic Records AUT015First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Not On Label PERCEPTION 1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Additive 12AD 006112", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2000 | UK | Additive 12AD 06212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | UK | Additive 12AD 06212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | UK | Additive 12AD 06212", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2000 | Belgium | Xtra Nova XN 4792 / N.E.W.S.12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | UK | Additive 12AD 006112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2008 | Unknown | Not On Label12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 2008 | Unknown | Not On Label SLIDE00112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Additive 12 AD06112", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
11 vinyl pressings of Perception are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1999 and 2008.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in UK. One of them is Automatic Records AUT015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AUT015, PERCEPTION 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO P⃫E⃫R⃫C⃫E⃫P⃫T⃫I⃫O⃫N⃫ AUTO15A1 and MPO P⃫E⃫R⃫C⃫E⃫P⃫T⃫I⃫O⃫N⃫ AUTO 15B1. 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.