Vinyl pressings
by Inspiral Carpets · 1990
This Is How It Feels was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 9 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.
DUNG-7R-A1 Retarded Soundwave (undeadable) ... Yo !!! MT The ExchangeSide A Etchings
DUNG-7R-B1 MT JONZ This Is How It Feels To Be Chillin Out !!!Side B Etchings
DUNG 7T A1 PR-P The Exchange There are only two things in life which are certain....Side A
DUNG 7T B1 PR-P Jonz Death and Binsy Smiths' virginitySide B
DUNG7 A-1 The Exchange LYN-25260 STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON MIX.Hand Etched Runout, Side A
DUNG 7 B-1 JONZ HORSES FOR COURSES LYN-25261Hand Etched Runout, Side B
dung 7 aSide A label
dung 7 bSide B label
DUNG-7R-A1 Retarded soundwave remix .... Yo!!! MT D The ExchangeSide A runout etched
DUNG-7R-B1 MT JONZ D This is how it feels to be chillin' out !!!Side B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Liberation Records X13451 / Mute X13451First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | France | Mute 80525 / Virgin 80525First year12" | 12" |
| 1990 | Germany | Mute INT 111.880 / Mute int 111.880First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Italy | Mute DUNGX 7 / Cow DUNGX 7First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1990 | New Zealand | Liberation Records X13451 / Mute X13451First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Spain | Mute DUNG 7T / Cow DUNG 7TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Spain | Mute DUNG 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Mute P DUNG 7 RFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Benelux | Mute DUNG 4407 / Cow DUNG 4407First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1990 | France | Virgin 90590 / Cow 90590First year7" | 7" |
| 1990 | Germany | Mute INT 126.931 / Mute dung 7tFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | Mute INT 126.932 / Mute dung 7 rFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | UK | Mute DUNG 7 R / Cow DUNG 7 RFirst year12", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 12", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 1990 | UK | Mute dung 7 / Cow dung 7First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Mute pdung 7tFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of This Is How It Feels are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, Benelux, France, Germany and more. One of them is Mute DUNG 7 R, released March 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DUNG 7 R, dung 7t, dung 7, pdung 7t) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DUNG-7R-A1 Retarded Soundwave (undeadable) ... Yo !!! MT The Exchange and DUNG-7R-B1 MT JONZ This Is How It Feels To Be Chillin Out !!!. 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.
