Vinyl pressings
by King Bee · 1990
Back By Dope Demand / Feel The Flow 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.
8 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 4 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.
08 30067 20 1̶B̶1A1 TORSO 12164 Torso 1264B HCP872451 Hardcore straight uprawEtchings Side 1
08 30067 20 1̶A̶1B1 TORSO 1216 HCP872451 King Bee [unreadable part] Torso 1264AEtchings Side 2
08-030067-20-1Label Side 1
08-030067-20-2Label Side 2
08 15089 00 1A1 70154Runout side A
08 15089 00 1B1 70154Runout side B
08-015089-00-1Label side A
08-015089-00-2Label side B
RUFF 6R A1 - LYN-26650 MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE I1This Side A
RUFF 6R AA1 - LYN-26651 MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE J1That Side AA
12 656233 20 2A1Side A
12 656233 20 1B1Side 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 | Canada | Columbia 12CDN-617First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Germany | CBS Dance Pool 656233 6First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Germany | CBS Dance Pool 656233 7First year7" | 7" |
| 1990 | Netherlands | Torso Dance Torso 70164First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | 1st Bass RUFF 6RFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | Netherlands | Torso Dance TORSO 12164First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | Netherlands | Torso TORSO 12164First year12", White Label, Promo · Promo | 12", White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | 1st Bass RUFF 6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1991 | UK | 1st Bass RUFF 6X12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1991 | UK | 1st Bass 7RUF 6X / 1st Bass 7RUF6X7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | 1st Bass RUFF 6X12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1996 | Netherlands | Clubtone Records CT 1898 612" | 12" |
| 1996 | Netherlands | Clubtone Records CT 1898 612", White Label | 12", White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | UK | S12 S12DJ-05912", 45 RPM, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 2004 | UK | S12 S12DJ05912", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Columbia 656233 8 / CBS Dance Pool 656233 812", Reissue | 12", Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Back By Dope Demand / Feel The Flow are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1990 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Netherlands, UK, Germany, Canada. One of them is Torso Dance TORSO 12164, released March 27, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TORSO 12164, Torso 70164, RUFF 6, RUFF 6R) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 08 30067 20 1̶B̶1A1 TORSO 12164 Torso 1264B HCP872451 Hardcore straight upraw and 08 30067 20 1̶A̶1B1 TORSO 1216 HCP872451 King Bee [unreadable part] Torso 1264A. 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.
