Vinyl pressings
by Oceanic · 1991
Insanity was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1991, 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.
GOOD-4T-A2 ✱ MAX. THANK TO 3 BEAT RECORDS TRANSFERMATIONSide A runout etched, variant 1
GOOD-4T-B1 JDTIALLTB FWSide B runout etched, variant 1
GOOD-4T-A2 ✱ MAX. THANK TO 3 BEAT RECORDS TRANSFERMATIONSide A runout etched, variant 2
GOOD-4T-B3Side B runout etched, variant 2
GOOD -4 - A- ✱ TRANSFERMATION MAX.Side A runout etched
GOOD -4 B - 1 EWSide B runout etched
GOOD - 4T - A2 ✱ Thanks to 3 Beat Records MAX · TRANSFERMATIONSide A runout
GOOD - 4T- B-1 EW JDTIALL TBSide B runout
GOOD - 4 A - 1 EWSide A runout etched
GOOD - 4 B - 1 EWSide B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Germany | EastWest 9031-75568-0 / Dead Dead Good 9031-75568-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Germany | EastWest 9031-75567-7 LA / EastWest 9031-75567-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | UK | Dead Dead Good GOOD 4TFirst year12", 45 RPM, White Label, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | Dead Dead Good GOOD 4TFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | UK | Dead Dead Good GOOD 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | US | EastWest Records America 0-96262First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1991 | US | EastWest Records America DMD 1740First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | Dead Dead Good GOOD 4TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | UK | Dead Dead Good GOOD 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1999 | UK | President Records PT12-61412" | 12" |
| 1999 | UK | President Records PT12-614X12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Oceanic Productions LTD SP-OP-006Sampler, Promo, 12" · Promo | Sampler, Promo, 12" · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | President Records PT12-61412", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Insanity are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1991 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK, US, Germany. One of them is Dead Dead Good GOOD 4T, released August 5, 1991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GOOD 4T, GOOD 4, 0-96262, DMD 1740) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GOOD-4T-A2 ✱ MAX. THANK TO 3 BEAT RECORDS TRANSFERMATION and GOOD-4T-B1 JDTIALLTB FW. 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.
