Vinyl pressings
by Dead Can Dance · 1993
Into The Labyrinth was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1993, 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.
MPO DAD 3013 A1 COPYMASTERS.Miles.Side A, etchings
MPO DAD 3013 B1 COPYMASTERS.Miles.Side B, etchings
MPO DAD 3013 C1 COPYMASTERS.Miles.Side C, etchings
MPO DAD 3013 D1 COPYMASTERS.Miles.Side D, etchings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | UK | 4AD DAD 3013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1993 | UK | 4AD DAD 3013LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1993 | UK | 4AD DAD 3013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MOFI 2-001LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2010 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MOFI 2-001LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MOFI 2-001LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | USA & Europe | 4AD DAD 3621LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | 4AD DAD 3621LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | USA & Europe | 4AD DAD 3621LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | USA & Europe | 4AD DAD 3621LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | UK, Europe & US | 4AD DAD 3621LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Italy | 4AD DAD 3013LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | 4AD DAD 3013LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Into The Labyrinth are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1993 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in UK. One of them is 4AD DAD 3013, released September 13, 1993.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DAD 3013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO DAD 3013 A1 COPYMASTERS.Miles. and MPO DAD 3013 B1 COPYMASTERS.Miles.. 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.
