Vinyl pressings
by Plastikman · 1997
Sickness was first pressed on vinyl in 1997. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1997, 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.
PLUS 8058-A THE EXCHANGE - NiLZ P2Etched Side A
PLUS 8058-B THE EXCHANGE - NiLZ P2Etched Side B
1̶2̶ ̶N̶O̶M̶U̶ ̶3̶6̶ ̶-̶ ̶A̶1̶Etched Side A
1̶2̶ ̶N̶O̶M̶U̶ ̶3̶6̶ ̶-̶ ̶B̶1̶Etched Side B
1̶2̶ ̶N̶O̶M̶U̶ ̶3̶6̶ ̶A̶1̶ PLUS 8058-A PR-m THE EXCHANGE - NiLZ.Runout, side A
1̶2̶ ̶N̶O̶M̶U̶ ̶3̶6̶ ̶B̶1̶ PR-m PLUS 8058-B THE EXCHANGE - NiLZRunout, side B
12 NOMU 36-A1 PR-M THE EXCHANGE - NiLZ.Etched side A
12 NOMU 36-B1 PR-M THE EXCHANGE - NiLZEtched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Canada | Plus 8 Records PLUS8058First year12", Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1997 | Canada | Plus 8 Records PLUS8058First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1997 | Canada | Plus 8 Records PLUS8058First year12", Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1997 | Canada | Plus 8 Records PLUS8058First year12", Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1997 | Canada | Plus 8 Records PLUS8058First year12" | 12" |
| 1997 | UK | NovaMute 12nomu36First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1997 | UK | NovaMute 12nomu36First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Canada | Plus 8 Records PLUS805812", 45 RPM, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Repress |
| 2006 | UK | NovaMute 12nomu3612", 45 RPM, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Plus 8 Records PLUS805812", White Label | 12", White Label |
10 vinyl pressings of Sickness are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1997 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1997, in Canada, UK. One of them is Plus 8 Records PLUS8058, released March 1997.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PLUS8058, 12nomu36) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PLUS 8058-A THE EXCHANGE - NiLZ P2 and PLUS 8058-B THE EXCHANGE - NiLZ P2. 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.
