Germany
December 5, 2001- Label and catalog number
- Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 041R
- Format
- 12"
Vinyl pressings
by Morris T · 2001
The Third Pleasure was first pressed on vinyl in 2001. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2001, the album's first year, in 3 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 041First year12" | 12" |
| 2001 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSRM 2001/1112", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2001 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSRM 2001/1312", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2001 | Italy | Oxyd Records OX5042First year12" | 12" |
| 2001 | Italy | Oxyd Records OX5042/BISFirst year12" | 12" |
| 2001 | UK | suSU 12 SuSU 03First year12" | 12" |
| 2001 | UK | suSU DJSUSU0312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 2001 | Germany | Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 041RFirst year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | Further Recordings FIB 01212", White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2002 | US | SFP Records SFP 964912" | 12" |
| 2002 | US | SFP Records SFP 964912", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2006 | Italy | Oxyd Records Ox5191 Promo12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Further Recordings FIB 01212" | 12" |
13 vinyl pressings of The Third Pleasure are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2001 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 2001, in Germany, UK, Italy. One of them is Milk & Sugar Recordings MSR 041R, released December 5, 2001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MSR 041R, MSR 041, 12 SuSU 03, OX5042) 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.