Netherlands
July 1999- Label and catalog number
- Alien Recordings Alien 006
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Vinyl pressings
by DJ Manta · 1999
Holding On 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.
12 pressings came out in 1999, the album's first year, in 3 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.
08 41710 20 1A1 ALIEN 010Runout side A stamped
08 41710 20 1B1 ALIEN 010Runout side B stamped
12+AMPM+125+A ORLAKERunout hand etched, side A
12+AMPM+125+AA1 FSVRunout hand etched, side AA
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 | Germany | Reef Recordings REEF 028-6First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | Germany | Reef Recordings REEF 028R-6First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | Germany | Reef Recordings REEF 028R-6First year12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1999 | Netherlands | Alien Recordings Alien 010First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | Netherlands | Alien Recordings Alien 010First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | Netherlands | Not On LabelFirst year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1999 | UK | AM:PM 12AMPMDJ125First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | AM:PM 12 AMPM 125 / AM:PM 562 384-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | UK | AM:PM 12 AMPMXDJ 125 / AM:PM 12AMPMXDJ125First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | AM:PM 12 AMPMDJ 125First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1999 | UK | AM:PM 12MANTDJ001 / AM:PM 7 31456 23331 4First year12", Single Sided | 12", Single Sided |
| 1999 | Netherlands | Alien Recordings Alien 006First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | France | Universal Licensing Music (ULM) 158 363-1 / Airplay Records 158 363-112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Holding On are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1999 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in Netherlands, UK, Germany. One of them is Alien Recordings Alien 006, released July 1999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Alien 006, Alien 010, 12 AMPM 125, 12 AMPMDJ 125) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.