UK
December 30, 2002- Label and catalog number
- Data Records DATA42TMinistry Of Sound DATA42T
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
DATA 42 TA-1-1 WALLY MASTERPIECEA-side
DATA 42 TB-1-1B-side

Vinyl pressings
by Divine Inspiration · 2002
The Way (Put Your Hand In My Hand) was first pressed on vinyl in 2002. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 2002, the album's first year, in 4 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.
DATA 42 TA-1-1 WALLY MASTERPIECEA-side
DATA 42 TB-1-1B-side
DF102-6
DATA 42 P1 A-1-1Runout stamped, side A
DATA 42 P1 B-2-1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Germany | Bigroom Records BIGROOM005First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | Spain | Blanco Y Negro MX 1275 (N)First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | Data Records DATA42P1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Data Records DATA42P3First year12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Data Records DATA42P2First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Data Records DATA 42PT12", Promo, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", Promo, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Heat Recordings HEAT 033First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | Data Records12", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2002 | UK | Data Records DATA42P2First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Heat Recordings HEAT 033First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | US | MCA Records MCAR-25910-1 / Ministry Of Sound MCAR-25910-1First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Heat Recordings HEATDJ033 / Heat Recordings HEAT 033First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | Germany | Bigroom Records BIGROOM004 / Ministry Of Sound BIGROOM004First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2002 | UK | Data Records Data 42 P312", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2002 | UK | Data Records DATA42T / Ministry Of Sound DATA42TFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of The Way (Put Your Hand In My Hand) are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2002 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in UK, US, Germany, Spain. One of them is Data Records DATA42T, released December 30, 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DATA42T, HEAT 033, HEATDJ033, DATA42P1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DATA 42 TA-1-1 WALLY MASTERPIECE and DATA 42 TB-1-1. 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.