Vinyl pressings
by Coil · 2000
Musick To Play In The Dark² 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.
5 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.
GRAAL 4 A-1-1-Runout side A, stamped
REFLECTING THE MIRROR OF THE SEARunout side A, etched
GRAAL 4 B-1-1-Runout side B, stamped
HATHOR IS THE COW THAT JUMPED OVER THE MOONRunout side B, etched
REFLECTING THE MIRROR OF THE SEAEtched A
HATHOR IS THE COW THAT JUMPED OVER THE MOONEtched B
LAST ONE OUT TURN OFF THE LIGHTSEtched C
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 | UK | Chalice Graal lp004First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2000 | UK | Chalice GRAAL 004LPFirst yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2000 | UK | Chalice GRAAL 004LPFirst yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2000 | UK | Chalice GRAAL 004LPFirst yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2000 | UK | Chalice GRAAL 004LPFirst yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2000 | UK | Chalice GRAAL 004LPLP, Test Pressing, White Label, LP, Test Pressing, White Label, Single Sided, All Media, Album · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label, LP, Test Pressing, White Label, Single Sided, All Media, Album · Test pressing |
| 2000 | UK | Chalice GRAAL 004LPLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2002 | UK | Chalice GRAAL 004LPLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Dais Records dais184LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2022 | US | Dais Records dais184LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Dais Records dais184LP, 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 |
| 2022 | US | Dais Records dais184LP, 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 |
| 2022 | US | Dais Records dais184LP, 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 |
| 2022 | US | Dais Records dais184LP, 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 |
| 2022 | US | Dais Records dais184LP, 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 |
| 2022 | US | Dais Records dais184LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Dais Records dais184LP, 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 |
| 2022 | US | Dais Records dais184LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Single Sided, Etched · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Single Sided, Etched · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Dais Records dais184LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | US | Dais Records dais184 / Dais Records DAIS184LPC3LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Dais Records dais184 / Dais Records DAIS184LPC3LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Dais Records dais184LP, 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 |
22 vinyl pressings of Musick To Play In The Dark² are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2000 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in UK. One of them is Chalice Graal lp004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Graal lp004, GRAAL 004LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GRAAL 4 A-1-1- and REFLECTING THE MIRROR OF THE SEA. 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.
