UK
1997- Label and catalog number
- Stress Records STRDP 8
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition
Vinyl pressings
by Insight · 1997
Prophecy was first pressed on vinyl in 1997. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1997, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | UK | Stress Records 12 STR 8812", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1997 | UK | Stress Records 12 STR 88DJ / Stress Records 12 STRX 88 DJFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1997 | UK | Stress Records STRDP 8First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1997 | UK | Stress Records 12 STR 8812", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1997 | US | Sunkissed Records SKR 001First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | Netherlands | Cyber Records CR 03212" | 12" |
| 1999 | Netherlands | Cyber Records CR 03212", White Label | 12", White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | Sunkissed Records SKR030d2 / Sunkissed Records SKR030-d212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | US | Sunkissed Records SKR 03012", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | US | Sunkissed Records SKR03012", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2003 | US | Sunkissed Records SKR 030d1 / Sunkissed Records SKR 030-d112" | 12" |
| 2003 | US | Sunkissed Records SKR030d2 / Sunkissed Records SKR030-d212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Prophecy are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1996 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1997, in UK, US. One of them is Stress Records STRDP 8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STRDP 8, 12 STR 88DJ, SKR 001) 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.
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.