UK
February 27, 1999- Label and catalog number
- LCD Records LCD003
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
LCD 003 A-1-1-1Side A runout
LCD 003 B-1-1-1 NEIL MASTERPIECESide B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Dejure · 1999
Sanctuary 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.
3 pressings 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.
LCD 003 A-1-1-1Side A runout
LCD 003 B-1-1-1 NEIL MASTERPIECESide B runout
SPOT 29 A-1-1- [Hand Etched] Tim D. MasterpieceRunout machine stamped, side A
SPOT 29 B-1-1-Runout machine stamped, 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 | Spot On Records SPOT 29First year12", Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 12", Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1999 | UK | LCD Records LCD003First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Spot On Records SPOT 29First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Unknown | Not On Label STARE 00112", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label |
| 2003 | UK | Nebula Nebdjxx03212", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | UK | Nebula Nebdj03212", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | UK | Nebula Nebdjx03212", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | UK | Nebula Nebtx032 / Nebula NEB X03212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2003 | UK | Nebula NEBTXX03212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2003 | UK | Nebula NEBT03212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2003 | UK | Nebula Nebtx03212", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 2003 | UK | Nebula Nebtxx03212", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2003 | UK | Nebula NEBT03212", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Sanctuary are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1999 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in UK. One of them is LCD Records LCD003, released February 27, 1999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LCD003, SPOT 29) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LCD 003 A-1-1-1 and LCD 003 B-1-1-1 NEIL MASTERPIECE. 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.