Vinyl pressings
by King Ghidra · 2003
Take Me To Your Leader was first pressed on vinyl in 2003. 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 2003, the album's first year. 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.
BD051 A-1 DAMONT OS 52471 20 1A1Etched Side A
BD051 B-2 DAMONT OS 52471 20 1B1Etched Side B
BD051 C-1 OS 52471 20 1C1 DAMONTEtched Side C
BD051 D-1 OS 52471 20 1D1 DAMONTEtched Side D
BD051 A-1 OS 5247I 20 IAISide A runout variant 1
BD051 B-1 OS 5247I 20 IBI DAMONTSide B runout variant 1
BD051 C-1 OS 5247I 20 ICISide C runout variant 1
BD051 D-1 OS 5247I 20 IDI DAMONTSide D runout variant 1
BD051 A1Side A etched in runout
BD051 B2 DAMONTSide B etched in runout
BD051 C1Side C etched in runout
BD051 D1Side D etched in runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UK | Big Dada Recordings BDCD051First yearLP, Advance, Album | LP, Advance, Album |
| 2003 | UK | Big Dada Recordings BD051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2003 | UK | Big Dada Recordings BD051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Big Dada Recordings BD051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Big Dada Recordings BDA 51-1LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK | Big Dada Recordings BD051XLP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Big Dada Recordings BD051XLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK, Europe & US | Big Dada Recordings BD051XLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Big Dada Recordings BD051XX / Big Dada Recordings BD054All Media, LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | All Media, LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Big Dada Recordings BD051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Take Me To Your Leader are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2003 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2003, in UK. One of them is Big Dada Recordings BD051, released July 2, 2003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BD051, BDCD051) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BD051 A-1 DAMONT OS 52471 20 1A1 and BD051 B-2 DAMONT OS 52471 20 1B1. 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.
