Vinyl pressings
by Hatiras · 2000
Spaced Invader 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.
2 pressings came out in 2000, 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.
08 45623 20 1A1 DFECT 25 STU.Side A runout stamped, 'STU.' is etched
08 45623 20 1B1 DFECT 25Side AA runout stamped
DEFECT25 - ASide A label
DEFECT25 - AASide AA label
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 | UK | Defected DFECT25First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | UK | Defected DFECT25XFirst year12" | 12" |
| 2000 | UK | Defected DFECT25DJ212", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2000 | UK | Defected DFECT25DJ12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2001 | Belgium | Legato Records LGT 506112" | 12" |
| 2001 | Canada | Universal Music UMCR-4329-112", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | France | Feel The Rhythm FTR 4089-612" | 12" |
| 2001 | France | Feel The Rhythm FTR 4089-712" | 12" |
| 2001 | Italy | Oxyd Records OX503612" | 12" |
| 2001 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 31312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 313 R M12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DNB1 / Infrared DNB112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided |
| 2001 | UK | Oxyd Records OX5036/VIDEO12" | 12" |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DFECT25DJ312", Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DNB 001 / Infrared DNB 00112", Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo |
25 vinyl pressings of Spaced Invader are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 2000 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in UK. One of them is Defected DFECT25.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DFECT25, DFECT25X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 08 45623 20 1A1 DFECT 25 STU. and 08 45623 20 1B1 DFECT 25. 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.
