Vinyl pressings
by Fragma · 2001
You Are Alive 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.
9 pressings came out in 2001, 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.
8792516 1A1 12 TIV 153Side A runout, stamped
8792516 1B1 12 TIV 153Side AA runout, stamped
12TIV-153 ASide A label
12TIV-153 AASide AA label
8792516 1A1 12 TIV 153Side A runout, stamped
8792516 1B1 12 TIV 153Side AA runout, stamped
12TIV-153 ASide A label
12TIV-153 AASide AA label
010049 1A1 12 TIVDJY 153A side runout stamped
010049 1B1 12 TIVDJY 153AA side runout stamped
12TIVDJY153-AA side label
12TIVDJY153-AAAA side label
010048 1A1 12 TIVDJX 153A side runout stamped
010048 1B1 12 TIVDJX 153AA side runout stamped
12TIVDJX153-AA side label
12TIVDJX153-AAAA side label
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 | Gang Go Music GG 042RFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2001 | Germany | Edel Records 0128790ERE / Orbit Records 0128790ERE12", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12TIV-153 / Positiva 7243 8 79251 6 8First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJY153First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJX153First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva ALIVE001First year12", Single Sided | 12", Single Sided |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJ153First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12TIV-153First year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12TIV-153 / Positiva 7243 8 79251 6 8First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | US | Groovilicious GM 255First year12" | 12" |
| 2001 | Germany | Gang Go Music GG04212", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of You Are Alive are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2001, in UK, US, Germany. One of them is Positiva 12TIV-153.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12TIV-153, ALIVE001, GM 255, 12TIVDJY153) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 8792516 1A1 12 TIV 153 and 8792516 1B1 12 TIV 153. 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.
