Vinyl pressings
by Coil · 1999
Musick To Play In The Dark 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.
1 pressing 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.
GRAAL 2 A - 01 - 1 - [stamped] FOR YVES TANGUY [etched]Side A
GRAAL 2 B - 01 - 1 - [stamped] IT'S JUST A FASE WE'RE GOING THROUGH [etched]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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | UK | Chalice GRAAL 002LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | UK | Chalice GRAAL 002LPLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK & US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2020 | US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Dais Records dais155LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Dais Records dais155LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Test Pressing, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Test Pressing, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
25 vinyl pressings of Musick To Play In The Dark are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1999 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in UK. One of them is Chalice GRAAL 002LP.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GRAAL 002LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GRAAL 2 A - 01 - 1 - [stamped] FOR YVES TANGUY [etched] and GRAAL 2 B - 01 - 1 - [stamped] IT'S JUST A FASE WE'RE GOING THROUGH [etched]. 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.
