Vinyl pressings
by Celeda · 2000
The Underground / Reach Up (Part 1) 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.
3 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.
STAR-1211-A EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 46041 DON GROSSINGERRunout etched, Side A
STAR-1211-B EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 46041 DON GROSSINGERRunout etched, Side B
star1211/ACenter Label, Side A
STAR-1209#2-A EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 45228 DON GROSSINGERRunout etched, Side A
STAR-1209#2-B EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 45228 DON GROSSINGERRunout etched, Side B
star1209/ACatalogue Number, Center Label Side A
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 | US | Star 69 Records STAR 1209 / Star 69 Records star1209First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2000 | US | Star 69 Records star1209First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2000 | US | Star 69 Records star1211 / Star 69 Records STAR 1211First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2001 | Belgium | Fridge Records FR 000101-1212" | 12" |
| 2001 | France | Absolute Sound AS 192853-112", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | Portugal | Funktástica Records FK0812", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | Portugal | Funktástica Records FK0812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, Promo · Test pressing, Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, Promo · Test pressing, Promo |
| 2001 | Spain | House Tempo HT5049MX12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | Italy | Shibuya Records SH 0312", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2002 | Germany | Superior SUPR0101-612" | 12" |
| 2004 | US | Star 69 Records star1286112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2004 | US | Star 69 Records STARPROMO 123112", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2005 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 589 (N)12", Single Sided | 12", Single Sided |
| 2005 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 589 (R)12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2009 | Italy | Net's Work International NWI 500 Mix 200912" | 12" |
15 vinyl pressings of The Underground / Reach Up (Part 1) are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 2000 and 2009.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in US. One of them is Star 69 Records star1211, released October 2000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use star1211, STAR 1209, star1209) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STAR-1211-A EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 46041 DON GROSSINGER and STAR-1211-B EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 46041 DON GROSSINGER. 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.
