Vinyl pressings
by Deep Dish · 2005
Sacramento was first pressed on vinyl in 2005. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 2005, the album's first year, in 7 countries. 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.
12GIODJ 1 B-1A side runout stamped
12TIVDX 228 C-1B side runout stamped
WALLY MASTERPIECEB side runout hand etched
12GIODJ 1 C-1C side runout stamped
12GIODJ 2 A-1 WALLY MASTERPIECEA side runout
12TIVDX 228 D-1B side runout
12TIVD 228 B-1 WALLY MASTERPIECEC side runout
12TIVDX 228 B-1D side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Canada | SPG Music Productions Ltd. SPGVL-178First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2005 | Europe | D:vision Records DVR 444.05First year12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2005 | Italy | D:vision Records DV 444First year12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2005 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDX 22812", EP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", EP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2005 | Germany | Badabing badabing030First year12" | 12" |
| 2005 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 669 (N)First year12" | 12" |
| 2005 | UK | Positiva 12TIVD228 / Positiva 12TIVD-228First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2005 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDX228 / Positiva 12TIVDX-228First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2005 | UK | Positiva 12TIVD-228First year12", EP, White Label | 12", EP, White Label |
| 2005 | France | Absolute Sound AS 301733-5First year12" | 12" |
| 2005 | France | Absolute Sound AS 301733-6First year12" | 12" |
| 2006 | US | Deep Dish Records DDR 01812" | 12" |
| 2006 | US | Deep Dish Records DDR 01712" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Positiva 12GIODJ1 / Positiva 12TIVD22812", Advance, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Advance, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
14 vinyl pressings of Sacramento are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 2005 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 2005, in UK, Germany, Spain, France and more. One of them is Positiva 12TIVD228, released November 21, 2005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12TIVD228, 12TIVDX228, 12TIVD-228, badabing030) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12GIODJ 1 B-1 and 12TIVDX 228 C-1. 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.
