Vinyl pressings
by Cormega · 2001
The Realness was first pressed on vinyl in 2001. 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 2001, 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.
LSR-9203-1 A FWDSRunout side A, etched
LSR-9203-1 B FWDSRunout side B, etched
LSR-9203-1 C FWDSRunout side C, etched
LSR-9203-1 D FWDSRunout side D, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | Legal Hustle Entertainment LSR 9203 / Landspeed Records LSR 9203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2001 | US | Legal Hustle Entertainment LSR 9203 / Landspeed Records LSR 9203LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Legal Hustle Records THIN 072V / Slimstyle Records THIN 072VLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Italy | Tuff Kong Records TKR203 / Legal Hustle Records TKR203LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2021 | Italy | Tuff Kong Records TKR203 / Legal Hustle EntertainmentLP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Italy | Tuff Kong Records TKR203 / Legal Hustle EntertainmentLP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Italy | Tuff Kong Records TKR203LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Italy | Tuff Kong Records TKR203 / Legal Hustle EntertainmentLP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Italy | Tuff Kong Records TKR203 / Legal Hustle EntertainmentLP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Kankana Records Tkr-203/AbLP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
10 vinyl pressings of The Realness are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2001 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 2001, in US. One of them is Legal Hustle Entertainment LSR 9203.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSR 9203) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LSR-9203-1 A FWDS and LSR-9203-1 B FWDS. 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.
