Vinyl pressings
by Lost Tribe · 1999
Gamemaster was first pressed on vinyl in 1999. 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 1999, 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.
HOOJ 81 RA-01-1-Side A, stamped. Var. 1
HOOJ 81 A-01-1-Side B, stamped. Var. 1
HOOJ 81 R̶ A-01-1-Side A, stamped. Var. 2
HOOJ 81 B A̶ -01-1-Side B, stamped. Var. 2
HOOJ 81 RA-01-1-Side A runout - Variant 1
HOOJ 81 B-01-1- A̶Side B runout - Variant 1
HOOJ 81 RA-01-1-Side A runout - Variant 2
HOOJ 81 A-01-1-Side B runout - Variant 2
HOOJ 81 B̶ A-01-1- ASide A runout
HOOJ 81 B A̶-01-1- CSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Germany | Orbit Records DMDOrbit033 / Hooj Choons DMDOrbit033First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Hooj Choons HOOJ 81RFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Hooj Choons HOOJ 81FFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Hooj Choons HOOJ 81First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Hooj Choons HOOJ 81RFirst year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Hooj Choons HOOJ 81FFirst year12", Mispress | 12", Mispress |
| 1999 | UK | Hooj Choons HOOJ 81FFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1999 | UK | Hooj Choons HOOJ 81FFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UK | Liquid Asset ASSET12015R12", Stereo | 12", Stereo |
| 2003 | UK | Liquid Asset Asset12015R12", White Label, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", White Label, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2003 | UK | Liquid Asset ASSET1201512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Hooj Choons HOOJ 81R12", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
12 vinyl pressings of Gamemaster are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1999 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in UK, Germany. One of them is Hooj Choons HOOJ 81F, released August 30, 1999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HOOJ 81F, HOOJ 81R, HOOJ 81, DMDOrbit033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HOOJ 81 RA-01-1- and HOOJ 81 A-01-1-. 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.
