Vinyl pressings
by Quasimoto · 2000
The Unseen 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.
5 pressings came out in 2000, the album's first year. 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.
NUGRUV STH 2025-12-A DC BQS QUASIMOTO SIDE A "THE UNSEEN" VOCAL VER S-42789Runout side A, etched
S-42790 NU GRUV STH 2025-12 B DC BQSRunout side B, etched
NUGRUV STH 2025-12 C SIDE C DC BQS S-42791 S-42791Runout side C, etched
NUGRUV STH 2025 -12- D S-42792 DC BQSRunout side D, etched
NUGRUV STH 2025-12-A DC BQS QUASIMOTO SIDE A "THE UNSEEN" VOCAL VER S-42789Runout side A, etched
S-42790 NU GRUV STH 2025-12 B DC BQSRunout side B, etched
NUGRUV STH 2025-12 C SIDE C DC BQS S-42791 S-42791Runout side C, etched
NUGRUV STH 2025 -12- D S-42792 DC BQSRunout side D, etched
NUGRUV STH 2026-12 A S-42793Side A - Etched
NUGRUV STH 2026-12 B S-42794Side B - Etched
NUGRUV STH 2026-12 C S-42795Side C - Etched
NUGRUV STH 2026-12 D S-42796Side D - Etched
STH-2025 A FWDSSide A inscribed
STH-2025 B FWDSSide B inscribed
STH-2025 C FWDSSide C inscribed
STH-2025 D FWDSSide D inscribed
NUGRUV STH 2026-12 A S-42793Side A - Etched
NUGRUV STH 2026-12 B S-42794Side B - Etched
NUGRUV STH 2026-12 C S-42795Side C - Etched
NUGRUV STH 2026-12 D S-42796Side D - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Stones Throw Records STH2026-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2000 | US | Stones Throw Records STH 2025-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2000 | US | Stones Throw Records STH2026-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 2000 | US | Stones Throw Records STH 2025-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2000 | US | Stones Throw Records STH 2025-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 2001 | US | Stones Throw Records STH 2025-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2001 | US | Stones Throw Records STH 2026-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Repress |
| 2007 | US | Stones Throw Records STH 2025-1 / Stones Throw Records STH2025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Stones Throw Records STH 2025-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Stones Throw Records STH2025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | US | Stones Throw Records STH2025LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Stones Throw Records STH2025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Stones Throw Records STH 2026-112", Album, Repress | 12", Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Stones Throw Records STH 2025-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Stones Throw Records STH2025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Stones Throw Records STH2025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Stones Throw Records STH2025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of The Unseen are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2000 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in US. One of them is Stones Throw Records STH 2025-1, released June 27, 2000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STH 2025-1, STH2026-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NUGRUV STH 2025-12-A DC BQS QUASIMOTO SIDE A "THE UNSEEN" VOCAL VER S-42789 and S-42790 NU GRUV STH 2025-12 B DC BQS. 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.
