Vinyl pressings
by Coalesce · 1998
Functioning On Impatience was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1998, 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.
SN-010-A GIVE IT UP FOR MR. SMOKEY ROBINSON... L-50385 F/W GSVSide A runout
SN-010-B ...IN OUR VERY OWN VAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN L-50385 X F/W GSVSide B runout
SN 010 A
SN 010 B
SN 010 A
SN 010 B
SN 010 A "Give it up for Mr. Smokey Robinson..."Side A
SN 010 B "In our very own van, ladies and gentlemen..."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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Unknown | Second Nature Recordings SN 010First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN 010LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN 010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1998 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN 010LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN 010First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN 010First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN 010LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN-010LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2003 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN-010LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN010 10YRLTDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN010 10YRLTDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN010 10YRLTDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN010 10YRLTDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2008 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN010 10YRLTDLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Second Nature Recordings SN010YRLTDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Relapse Records RR7561 / Relapse Records RR52451LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Relapse Records RR7561 / Relapse Records RR52441LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Relapse Records RR7561 / Relapse Records RR75611LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Relapse Records RR7561LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Second Nature Recordings SN 010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Functioning On Impatience are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1998 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in US. One of them is Second Nature Recordings SN 010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SN 010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SN-010-A GIVE IT UP FOR MR. SMOKEY ROBINSON... L-50385 F/W GSV and SN-010-B ...IN OUR VERY OWN VAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN L-50385 X F/W GSV. 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.
