Germany
2001- Label and catalog number
- Drizzly DRIZ2010/62
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Picture Sleeve
- Runout / matrix
DRIZ 2010-62 A SSTSide A runout
DRIZ 2010-62 B SSTSide B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Flutlicht · 2001
Icarus (The Flight) was first pressed on vinyl in 2001. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 2001, 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.
DRIZ 2010-62 A SSTSide A runout
DRIZ 2010-62 B SSTSide B runout
DRIZ 2010-62 A SSTRunout hand etched, side A
DRIZ 2010-62 B SSTRunout hand etched, side B
DRIZ 2010-62 A SSTRunout hand etched, side A
DRIZ 2010-62 B SSTRunout hand etched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Germany | Drizzly DRIZ2010/62First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | Germany | Drizzly DRIZ 2010-XFirst year12" | 12" |
| 2001 | Germany | Drizzly DRIZ2010/62First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | Germany | Drizzly DRIZ2010/62First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | Spain | Electropolis VLMX 639-3First year12" · Colored vinyl | 12" · Colored vinyl |
| 2001 | Spain | Electropolis VLMX 639-3First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | Netherlands | Front FRONT 220-1212" | 12" |
| 2002 | Netherlands | Front FRONT 220-1212", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Negativa NEG 0212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | UK | Negativa NEG 02L12", Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Icarus (The Flight) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2001 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 2001, in Germany, Spain. One of them is Drizzly DRIZ2010/62.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DRIZ2010/62, DRIZ 2010-X, VLMX 639-3, VLMX 639-3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DRIZ 2010-62 A SST and DRIZ 2010-62 B SST. 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.