France
August 29, 2002- Label and catalog number
- Royal Flush Records RF017
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Major Boys · 2002
Panamerica was first pressed on vinyl in 2002. 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 2002, 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.
ACTIS. 08 48456 20 RF017 ARunout side A
ACTIS. 08 48456 20 RF017 BRunout side B
ACTIS. RF017 AHand-etchings runout area side A
ACTIS. RF017 BHand-etchings runout area side B
08 48456 20Machine-stamped runout area sides A&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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | France | Royal Flush Records RF017First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | France | Royal Flush Records RF017First year12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | France | Royal Flush Records RF017First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2003 | Europe | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSRM 2003/0512", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2003 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 05612" | 12" |
| 2003 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 056R12" | 12" |
| 2003 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 056 / Milk & Sugar Recordings MSRM 20031012", Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 2003 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 46312" | 12" |
| 2003 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 46312", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2003 | France | Royal Flush Records RF017R12", Single Sided | 12", Single Sided |
| 2007 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSRM 2007/0212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2007 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR10312" | 12" |
| 2007 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 10312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2007 | France | Nero Recordings NERO 01512" | 12" |
14 vinyl pressings of Panamerica are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2002 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in France. One of them is Royal Flush Records RF017, released August 29, 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RF017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.