Vinyl pressings
by Kid Frost · 1990
La Raza 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.
13 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ST-DM-58673-58674-DMM-1 PrecisionRunout A, var. 1, etched
ST-DM-58675-58737-58676 DMM-1 PrecisionRunout B, var. 1, etched
ST-DM-58673-58674-DMM-1 SPI-3 PrecisionRunout A, var. 2, etched
ST-DM-58675-58737-58676 DMM-1 SPI-2 PRECISIONRunout B, var. 2, etched
ST-DM-58673/58674-SPCenter Label Side A
ST-DM-58677/58737/58676-SPCenter Label Side A
VUST 25 A-1U-1-2 TOWN HOUSE DMMA side runout
VUST 25 B-1U-1-2 TOWN HOUSE DMMB side runout
TOWN HOUSE DMMRunout Groove Etching
VUSTX 25 A-1U-1- DSide-A
VUSTX 25 B-1U-1- DSide-B
VUSTX 25-Aon Label A
VUST 25 A-1U-1- Town House DMMRunout Side A
VUST 25 B-1U-1- Town House DMMRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australasia | Virgin VUST 25First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Australia | Virgin VUS 25First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Europe | Virgin 613 484 / Virgin 613 484-213First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Europe | Virgin 113 484-100 / Virgin 113 484First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | France | Virgin 90618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Italy | Virgin VUST 25First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Virgin America VUSTX 25First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Virgin America VUST 25First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1990 | UK | Virgin America VUS 25First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | US | Virgin 0-96498First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | US | Virgin Records America, Inc. DMD 1541First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | US | Virgin DMD 1493 / Virgin 0-96498First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Virgin America VUST 25 / Virgin America 613 511First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of La Raza are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, UK, Australasia, Australia and more. One of them is Virgin 0-96498.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-96498, DMD 1541, DMD 1493, VUST 25) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-DM-58673-58674-DMM-1 Precision and ST-DM-58675-58737-58676 DMM-1 Precision. 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.
