Vinyl pressings
by Guided By Voices · 1994
Bee Thousand was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1994, 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.
SCAT-35-1-ASide A [hand-etched]
SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops) MASTERED BY TRUTONESide A [machine-stamped]
SCAT-35-1-B RJ (OLE-084)Side B [hand-etched]
SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops) MASTERED BY TRUTONESide B [machine-stamped]
SRC [Large S with the R and C in the loops] SCAT-35-1A MASTERED BY TRUTONESide A
SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops) SCAT-35 1B RJ MASTERED BY TRUTONESide B
SCAT-35-1 A (OLE-084) MASTERED BY TRUTONE SRCSide A, runout
SCAT-35-1 B RJ MASTERED BY TRUTONE SRCSide B, runout
SCAT-35-1-A (OLE-084)Side A, etched
SCAT-35-1-B RJSide B, etched
SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops) MASTERED BY TRUTONEBoth Sides, stamped
SRC [Large S with the R and C in the loops] SCAT-35-1 A (OLE-084) MASTERED BY TRUTONESide A
(OLE-084) SRC [Large S with the R and C in the loops] SCAT-35-1 B RJ MASTERED BY TRUTONESide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | UK | Matador OLE 084-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | UK | Matador OLE 084-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Scat Records scat35-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Scat Records SCAT35First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1994 | US | Scat Records scat35-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Scat Records 35-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Scat Records SCAT35First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Scat Records scat65-1LP | LP |
| 2004 | US | Scat Records scat65-1LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Scat Records SCAT35LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | US | Scat Records SCAT35LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Scat Records SCAT35LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Bee Thousand are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1994 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in US, UK. One of them is Scat Records scat35-1, released June 21, 1994.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use scat35-1, 35-1, SCAT35, OLE 084-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SCAT-35-1-A and SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops) MASTERED BY TRUTONE. 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.
