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Mainstream View

by Grade 2 · 2016

16 pressings3 countriesOiPunkRock

Mainstream View was first pressed on vinyl in 2016. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Mainstream View

4 pressings came out in 2016, 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.

Germany

February 22, 2016
Label and catalog number
Contra Records CR197
Format
10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Spraypainted Cardboard
Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 16 vinyl pressings

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2010s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2016GermanyContra Records CR197First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2016GermanyContra Records CR197First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM10", 33 ⅓ RPM
2016GermanyContra Records CR197First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl10", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl
2016GermanyContra Records CR: 19710", 33 ⅓ RPM, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered
2016GermanyContra Records CR197First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered
2018USPirates Press Records PPR229 / Demons Run Amok Entertainment 14821LP, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2018USPirates Press Records PPR229LP, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2018USPirates Press Records PPR229 / Demons Run Amok Entertainment 14821LP, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2018GermanyDemons Run Amok Entertainment 14821 / Pirates Press Records PPR229LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
2018GermanyDemons Run Amok Entertainment DRA 156 / Pirates Press Records PPR229LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2018GermanyDemons Run Amok Entertainment 14821 / Pirates Press Records PPR229LP, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2020s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2022USPirates Press Records PPR229RP2 / Demons Run Amok Entertainment DRA-156LP, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2022USA & EuropePirates Press Records PPR229 / Demons Run Amok Entertainment DRA15712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2022USA & EuropePirates Press Records PPR229 / Demons Run Amok Entertainment DRA15712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2022GermanyDemons Run Amok Entertainment DRA 157 / Pirates Press PP 229LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl
2022USA & EuropePirates Press Records PPR229 / Demons Run Amok Entertainment 14821LP, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl

Tracklist

  1. A1All I Know
  2. A2Speak Your Mind
  3. A3Mainstream View
  4. A4Rise Up
  5. B1On Our Own
  6. B2Forever
  7. B3Is This You
  8. B4Be The Better One

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Mainstream View are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Mainstream View are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2016 and 2022.

When was Mainstream View first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 2016, in Germany. One of them is Contra Records CR197, released February 22, 2016.

How do I tell if my copy of Mainstream View is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CR197) 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.

How much is Mainstream View on vinyl worth?

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.

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