US
1997- Label and catalog number
- Defiant DEF - 973
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Vinyl pressings
by DJ Sneak · 1997
U Can't Hide From Your Bud was first pressed on vinyl in 1997. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1997, the album's first year, in 2 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.
DEF-973 A F/w RCEHand-etchings runout area side A
DEF-973 BHand-etchings runout area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | UK | Classic CMC 93First year12", Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1997 | US | Defiant DEF - 973First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1997 | US | Defiant DEF 973First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1997 | US | Defiant DEF - 973First year12" · Colored vinyl | 12" · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | US | Defiant Def - 973 / Defiant def: 973First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1997 | US | Defiant Def - 973 / Defiant def. 973First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1997 | UK | Classic CMC 93First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1997 | UK | Classic CMC 93First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1998 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX130 (M)12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Unknown | Not On Label (DJ Sneak) NUSK112", Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
10 vinyl pressings of U Can't Hide From Your Bud are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1997 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1997, in US, UK. One of them is Defiant DEF - 973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DEF - 973, DEF 973, Def - 973, CMC 93) 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.