UK
2000- Label and catalog number
- Nebula NEBT014
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
NEBT 014 A1 DAMONTRunout etched, side A
NEBT 014 B1 DAMONTRunout etched, side B
Vinyl pressings
by Future Breeze · 2000
Smile was first pressed on vinyl in 2000. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 2000, 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.
NEBT 014 A1 DAMONTRunout etched, side A
NEBT 014 B1 DAMONTRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Germany | Alphabet City ALPH 0009-6First year12" | 12" |
| 2000 | Germany | Alphabet City ALPH 0010-6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2000 | Germany | Kontor Records / Alphabet CityFirst year12" | 12" |
| 2000 | Germany | Alphabet City ALPH 0010-6First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | Germany | Alphabet City ALPH 0009-6First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | Germany | Alphabet City ALPH 0009-6 / Alphabet City ALPH 0010-6First year12" | 12" |
| 2000 | Germany | Alphabet City ALPH 0009-6 / Alphabet City ALPH 0010-6First year12", White Label, Promo · Promo | 12", White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | Germany | Alphabet City ALPH 0010-6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | Spain | Cyber Music VLMX 349-3First year12" | 12" |
| 2000 | UK | Nebula NEBDJ014First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | UK | Nebula NEBT014First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2000 | UK | Nebula NEBDJX014First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | UK | Nebula NEBDJX 014First year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2000 | UK | Nebula NEBDJX014First year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2001 | Canada | Popular Records POP 410912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of Smile are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2000 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in UK, Germany, Spain. One of them is Nebula NEBT014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NEBT014, NEBDJ014, NEBDJX014, NEBDJX 014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NEBT 014 A1 DAMONT and NEBT 014 B1 DAMONT. 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.