Vinyl pressings
by Gusgus · 2002
David was first pressed on vinyl in 2002. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2002, 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.
H2O 042 A 1 TIM SUCKS STEPH'S BONGOS PEACHY TOWNHOUSERun-out groove etchings A
H2O 042· B·1 BEN PESTER (SOMERSET)-AVAILABLE-07968 144230Run-out groove etchings B
H20022P+A PEACHY TOWNHOUSE 08 50524 20 1A1 H20 022YSide A runout
H20022P+B funkpunkpostdiskolite! 0̶8̶ ̶5̶0̶5̶2̶4̶ ̶2̶0̶ ̶1̶B̶1̶ ̶H̶2̶0̶ ̶0̶2̶2̶X̶Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | UK | Underwater Records H20 022PFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | UK | Underwater Records H2O 042First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2003 | UK | Underwater Records H2O 02212", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label |
| 2003 | US | Moonshine Music MM 88490-112", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2003 | Italy | Stereoseven ste00312" | 12" |
| 2003 | UK | Underwater Records H2O 022D / Underwater Records H20 022D12" | 12" |
| 2003 | UK | Underwater Records H2O 022G / Underwater Records H20 022G12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single |
| 2004 | Australia | Hussle Recordings HUSSY02612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 2004 | Spain | Bajo El Agua 12AGUA 01 (N)12" | 12" |
| 2004 | UK | Underwater Records H2O 042P12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2004 | Australia | Hussle n Bussle HUSBUS008-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided |
11 vinyl pressings of David are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2002 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in UK. One of them is Underwater Records H2O 042, released March 15, 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use H2O 042, H20 022P) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H2O 042 A 1 TIM SUCKS STEPH'S BONGOS PEACHY TOWNHOUSE and H2O 042· B·1 BEN PESTER (SOMERSET)-AVAILABLE-07968 144230. 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.
