Germany
November 16, 2000- Label and catalog number
- Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 032R
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM

Vinyl pressings
by Milk & Sugar · 2000
Higher & Higher - Edition 1 was first pressed on vinyl in 2000. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 2000, the album's first year, in 5 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.
MSR 031 Edition 2 - A SST 45UPMetching A-side
MSR 031 Edition 2 - B SST 45UPMetching B-side
08 43919 201A1 MSRPROMORunout Side A
08 43919 201B1 MSRPROMORunout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | France | Feel The Rhythm FTR 4084-6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | France | Feel The Rhythm FTR 4084-7First year12" | 12" |
| 2000 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 032RRFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 032First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSRPROMOFirst year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2000 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 032First year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2000 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 031First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 031First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | Italy | Ocean Trax OCN 040First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | Italy | Ocean Trax OCN 037 / Milk & Sugar Recordings OCN 037First year12", Promo, Limited Edition · Promo, Limited | 12", Promo, Limited Edition · Promo, Limited |
| 2000 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 303First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | UK | 1-Off Recordings 12ONEOFF11First year12" | 12" |
| 2000 | UK | 1-Off Recordings 12ONEOFF03First year12" | 12" |
| 2000 | UK | 1-Off Recordings 12ONEOFFP01/02First year12" | 12" |
| 2000 | UK | 1-Off Recordings 12ONEOFF8First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR WCM 200012", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
30 vinyl pressings of Higher & Higher - Edition 1 are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 2000 and 2008.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in Germany, UK, Italy, France and more. One of them is Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 032R, released November 16, 2000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MSR 032R, MSR 032RR, MSR 032, MSRPROMO) 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.