Italy
1993- Label and catalog number
- Dream Beat DB 004
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
DB 004 A ASSide A runout etched
DB 004 B ASSide B runout etched
Vinyl pressings
by Joe T. Vannelli · 1993
Play With The Voice was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. 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 1993, 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.
DB 004 A ASSide A runout etched
DB 004 B ASSide B runout etched
NE 20077-A Europadisk NY USA NU Yorican is blowing UP!Etchings Side A
NE 20077-B Europadisk NY USA What's Up Julie JewelsEtchings Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Italy | Dream Beat DB 004First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1993 | Italy | Dream Beat DB 004First year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1993 | US | Nervous Records NE 20077First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1993 | US | Nervous Records NE 2007712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1994 | Germany | Club Tools 0060360CLU / Sorted Records 0060360CLU12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1994 | US | Sorted Records SO 2008412", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1994 | US | Sorted Records SO 2008412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1995 | UK & Ireland | Not On Label SRL0001200512", Single Sided, White Label | 12", Single Sided, White Label |
| 1998 | Germany | Virgin 7243 8 95228 6 012", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Italy | Dream Beat DB 15812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label PROM 21R12", EP, White Label | 12", EP, White Label |
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label PROM2112", White Label | 12", White Label |
| ? | US | Nervous Records NE2008412", 45 RPM, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Play With The Voice are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1993 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in Italy, US. One of them is Dream Beat DB 004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 004, NE 20077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DB 004 A AS and DB 004 B AS. 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.