UK
September 1, 2000- Label and catalog number
- Not On Label BLADE 0 01
- Format
- 12", Single Sided
- Runout / matrix
DFI-00- 7 BLADE 0 01Stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Public Domain · 2000
Operation Blade (Bass In The Place...) 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.
7 pressings came out in 2000, 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.
DFI-00- 7 BLADE 0 01Stamped
X2H112 A1 K 2 DAMONTSide A runout
X2H112 B1 B DAMONTSide B runout
X2H112 A1 DAMONTSide A runout etched
X2H112 B1 DAMONTSide B runout etched
DFI-00-7 ZLINKY 007 A
SLINKY DFI-00-9 007 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 | Italy | Xtrahard XTR 670670 0 / Epic XTR 670670 0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2000 | UK | Slinky SLINKY 007First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | UK | Xtrahard XTR 670670 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2000 | UK | Xtravaganza Recordings SAMPCS9727First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | UK | Not On Label BLADE 0 01First year12", Single Sided | 12", Single Sided |
| 2000 | UK | Slinky HDL 00112", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2000 | UK | Xtrahard X2H112First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 2000 | UK | Xtrahard X2H112First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2004 | UK | S12 S12DJ151 / Xtrahard S12DJ15112" | 12" |
| 2005 | UK | S12 S12DJ15112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2005 | UK | Xtrahard BLADE200612" | 12" |
11 vinyl pressings of Operation Blade (Bass In The Place...) are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2000 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in UK, Italy. One of them is Not On Label BLADE 0 01, released September 1, 2000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLADE 0 01, X2H112, XTR 670670 6, SLINKY 007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DFI-00- 7 BLADE 0 01. 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.