Vinyl pressings
by Mantronix · 1986
Bassline was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne, New York.stamped
CSB ♪♪Located to the right of mastering stamp. I was unsuccessful in search for a sixteenth note character that's not double beamed.
"MANTRONIX (BACKED BY THE BASSLINE)"
SLX-0018X RE
SLX-0018X RE MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK CSB ♪♪ "MANTRONIK (BACKED BY THE BASSLINE)"Runout side X
SLX-18Y RERunout side Y
SLX-0018XLabel side X
SLX-18YLabel side Y
TENT 118 A-1U-1-1 ⥛Side A runout stamped
TENT 118 B-1U-1-1 ⥛Side B runout stamped
TEN T 118-ASide A label
TEN T 118-BSide B label
TEN 118 A-1U - 1 - 1 - 1Runout (Stamped) Side A, Variant 1
TEN 118 B-1U - 1 - 1 → 1Runout (Stamped) Side B, Variant 1
TEN 118 A-1U - 1 - 2 - X1Runout (Stamped) Side A, Variant 2
TEN 118 A-1U - 1 - 1 - X1Runout (Stamped) Side B, Variant 2
TENT 118 A-1U-1- 1 - 1Side A runout
TENT 118 B-1U-1- 1 - 1Side B runout
TEN T 118 DJ-ASide A label
TEN T 118 DJ-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | 10 Records TEN T 118First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | 10 Records TEN 118First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | 10 Records TEN T 118 DJFirst year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Sleeping Bag Records SLX-18 / Sleeping Bag Records SLX-0018First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | US | Sleeping Bag Records SLX-018First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Sleeping Bag Records SLX-1812", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | US | Sleeping Bag Records SLX-0018 / Sleeping Bag Records SLX-18First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | Warlock Classics WR-811-112", Reissue | 12", Reissue |
| 1999 | US | Warlock Classics WR-811-1DJ12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1999 | US | Warlock Classics WR-811-112", Reissue | 12", Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Get On Down GET-7037", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Bassline are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1986 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK. One of them is Sleeping Bag Records SLX-18.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLX-18, SLX-0018, SLX-018, TEN T 118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Mastered at Frankford/Wayne, New York. and CSB ♪♪. 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.
