Vinyl pressings
by Firefly · 1994
Supernatural was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1994, 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.
OVR 106 - THIS SIDE SUMMER AZUL - 6.2.94 The New Philadelphia Generation NSC AVCEtchings, Side A
OVR 106 - THAT SIDE SUMMER AZUL - 6.2.94 The New Philadelphia Generation NSC AVCEtchings, Side B
OVR 106 - THIS SIDE SUMMER AZUL - 6.2.94 The New Philadelphia Generation NSC AVCEtchings, Side A
OVR 106 - THAT SIDE SUMMER AZUL - 6.2.94 The New Philadelphia Generation NSC AVCEtchings, Side B
OVR 106 - THIS SIDE SUMMER AZUL - 6.2.94 The New Philadelphia Generation
OVR 106 - THAT SIDE SUMMER AZUL - 6.2.94 The New Philadelphia Generation
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Ovum Recordings OVR 106First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | US | Ovum Recordings OVR 106First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1994 | US | Ovum Recordings OVR 106First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | US | Ovum Recordings OVR 106First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 2012", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 02012" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Kickin Records KICK 10912" | 12" |
| 2000 | UK | Kickin Records KICK 10912" | 12" |
| 2000 | UK | Kickin Records KICK 10912", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2001 | Belgium | Play It Again Sam [PIAS] 449.0012.13012" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 10612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 106R12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 106R12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 10612", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 10612", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 10612", Single Sided, White Label | 12", Single Sided, White Label |
| 2002 | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 10612", Single Sided | 12", Single Sided |
| 2005 | UK | Kickin Records KICK 14112" | 12" |
| 2006 | UK | Kickin Records KICK 14112", White Label, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", White Label, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Slip 'n' Slide SLIP 2012", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of Supernatural are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1994 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in US. One of them is Ovum Recordings OVR 106.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OVR 106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OVR 106 - THIS SIDE SUMMER AZUL - 6.2.94 The New Philadelphia Generation NSC AVC and OVR 106 - THAT SIDE SUMMER AZUL - 6.2.94 The New Philadelphia Generation NSC AVC. 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.
