Vinyl pressings
by Narcotic Thrust · 2002
Safe From Harm 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.
12 pressings came out in 2002, 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.
YR083-A(2) SCRUNCHRunout etched, Side A
YR083-B SCRUNCHRunout etched, Side B
YR083-C SCRUNCHRunout etched, Side C
YR083-D SCRUNCHRunout etched, Side D
YR094 Shah@SCRUNCHRunout etched, side A
B263900-01 A1A Side
B263900-01 B1B Side
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 | Italy | Sounds Good GOOD 55 / M.O.D.A. - Music Fashion GOOD 55First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | UK | FFRR PR03291First year12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | FFRR FXDJ 406First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | FFRR FXDJ 406First year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Double F Double R B263900First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 2002 | US | Yoshitoshi Recordings YR083First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | US | Yoshitoshi Recordings YR083First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | US | Yoshitoshi Recordings YR083First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | FFRR FX406 / FFRR 0927475860First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | UK | FFRR FX406 / FFRR 0927475860First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2002 | UK | FFRR FX406First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 2002 | US | Yoshitoshi Recordings YR094First year12", Single Sided, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single Sided, 33 ⅓ RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Safe From Harm are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in US, UK, Italy. One of them is Yoshitoshi Recordings YR083, released June 17, 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use YR083, FX406, YR094, B263900) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YR083-A(2) SCRUNCH and YR083-B SCRUNCH. 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.
