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Groove ArmadaIf Everybody Looked The Same

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If Everybody Looked The Same

by Groove Armada · 1999

10 pressings5 countriesHouseDowntempoElectronic

If Everybody Looked The Same was first pressed on vinyl in 1999. 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 If Everybody Looked The Same

8 pressings came out in 1999, the album's first year, in 4 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.

UK & Europe

April 26, 1999
Label and catalog number
Pepper Records 0530290Jive 0530290
Format
12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

GROOVET-001P-A2 DMM Guy's THE EXCHANGE SCOTT - NAKED AND GREASED AGAIN...Runout A, etched

0530290 - B DMM THE BIG NAME IN THE EXOTIC LARD WRESTLING WORLDRunout B, etched

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 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1990s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1999EuropePepper Records 8959586 / Jive 8959586First year12"12"
1999EuropePepper Records 7243 8 95958 6 4 / Jive 7243 8 95958 6 4First year12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM
1999UKPepper Records GROOVET001PFirst year12", Promo · Promo12", Promo · Promo
1999UKPepper Records GROOVE T 001 PFirst year12", White Label12", White Label
1999UK & EuropePepper Records 0530290 / Jive GROOVET - 001PFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1999USJive Electro 01241-42710-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
1999USJive Electro 01241-42710-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label
1999UK & EuropePepper Records 0530290 / Jive 0530290First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single
2000s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2000AustraliaJive Electro JEL V 00312"12"
2000USJive Electro JDAB-42710-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo

Tracklist

  1. A1If Everybody Looked The Same (12" Version)5:14
  2. A2If Everybody Looked The Same (Bloated's Vocal Dub)8:16
  3. B1If Everybody Looked The Same (DJ Icey's Arctic Mix)5:22
  4. B2If Everybody Looked The Same (Bloated's Intermoola 125 Dub)8:22

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of If Everybody Looked The Same are there?

10 vinyl pressings of If Everybody Looked The Same are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1999 and 2000.

When was If Everybody Looked The Same first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1999, in UK, US, UK & Europe, Europe. One of them is Pepper Records GROOVE T 001 P.

How do I tell if my copy of If Everybody Looked The Same is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GROOVE T 001 P, 01241-42710-1, GROOVET001P, 0530290) 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 If Everybody Looked The Same 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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