Vinyl pressings
by Josh Wink · 1996
Are You There... was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1996, 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.
XSS-78416A-1ASide A Runout Groove Etching
XSS-78416B-1ASide B Runout Groove Etching
XSS 78416ASide A Inner Label
XSS 78416BSide B Inner Label
XSS8663A-1A 212-8337745A-Side Runout Etching
XSS8663B-1A 212-8337745B-Side Runout Etching
XSS 8663 aA-Side Label
XSS 8663 bB-Side Label
oVUK1201-A1 JP 01 664121 20 1A1Runout A Side Etched & Stamped
01 664121 20 1B1 A41Runout B Side Etched & Stamped
31 1201 20 1A1Runout Side A
31 1201 20 1B1Runout Side B
31 3832 20 1A1 A1Runout Side A
31 3832 20 1B1 441 JDRunout Side B
1 ̷1̷ 3832 20 1A1A side runout stamped
3 A₁A side runout etched
1 ̷1̷ 3832 20 1B1AA side runout stamped
3 AA₁ JDAA side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | UK | Ovum Recordings OVUK1201First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | UK | Ovum Recordings SAMPMS3832First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1996 | UK | Not On Label (Josh Wink)First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1996 | UK | Not On Label (Josh Wink) 31 3832 20First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1996 | US | Ovum Recordings 44 78416 / Ovum Recordings 44K 78416-S1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | US | Ovum Recordings CAS 8663First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Special Cut · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Special Cut · Promo |
| 1997 | US | Ovum Recordings CAS 997810" | 10" |
| 1997 | UK & Europe | Ovum Recordings 663791 6 / Ovum Recordings OVU 663791 612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Ovum Recordings OVM-24212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Ovum Recordings OVM11012" | 12" |
10 vinyl pressings of Are You There... are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1996 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in US, UK. One of them is Ovum Recordings 44 78416.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 44 78416, CAS 8663, OVUK1201, 31 3832 20) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSS-78416A-1A and XSS-78416B-1A. 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.
