Vinyl pressings
by Leftfield · 1995
Leftism was first pressed on vinyl in 1995. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1995, 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.
PAULS@PORKYS' 01 478142 20 2A1 HAND LP 2D AA-Side Deadwax
HAND LP 2D PAULS@PORKYS' 01 478142 20 1B1 AB-Side Deadwax
HAND LP 2D 01 478142 20̶02C1 PAULS@PORKYS' AC-Side Deadwax
HAND LP 2D PAULS@PORKYS' 01 478142 20 1D1 AD-Side Deadwax
HAND LP 2T PAULS @ PORKYS' 01 478142 21 1A1A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
HAND LP 2T PAULS @ PORKYS' A 01 478142 21 1B1B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
PAULS @ PORKYS' HAND LP 2T 01 478142 21 1C1C-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
HAND LP 2T PAULS @ PORKYS' 01 478142 21 1D1D-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
HAND LP 2T PAULS @ PORKYS' 01 478142 21 1A1Side A
HAND LP 2T PAULS @ PORKYS' A 01 478142 21 1B1Side B
HAND LP 2T 01 478142 21 1C1 PAULS @ PORKYS'Side C
HAND LP 2T PAULS @ PORKYS' 01 478142 21 1D1Side D
AL 67400-1AA-Side Runout Etching
BL 67400-1AB-Side Runout Etching
AL 67401-1AC-Side Runout Etching
BL 67401-1AD-Side Runout Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | UK | Hard Hands HAND LP 2TFirst year12", Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1995 | US | Columbia C2 67231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1995 | UK | Hard Hands HANDLP2DFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1995 | UK | Hard Hands HANDLP2TFirst year12", Album, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Europe | Simply Vinyl SVLP 194 / Hard Hands HANDLP2DLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2000 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 194 / Hard Hands HANDLP2DLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2000 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 194LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2009 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP044LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2009 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP044 / Hard Hands HANDLP2DLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Columbia 88985388501 / Hard Hands 8898538850112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Hard Hands HandLP2T / Columbia 19658708071LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2023 | UK | Hard Hands HANDLP2T / Columbia 19658803821LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Leftism are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1995 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1995, in UK, US. One of them is Hard Hands HANDLP2D, released January 30, 1995.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HANDLP2D, HANDLP2T, HAND LP 2T, C2 67231) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAULS@PORKYS' 01 478142 20 2A1 HAND LP 2D A and HAND LP 2D PAULS@PORKYS' 01 478142 20 1B1 A. 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.
