UK
September 2002- Label and catalog number
- 352 Recordings Ltd. 352001X
- Format
- 12"

Vinyl pressings
by Robbie Rivera · 2002
Sex 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.
14 pressings came out in 2002, the album's first year, in 5 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.
FIL 136 Logo Trutone Carl 6/02 /Side A runout etched
FIL 136 Label Trutone Carl 6/02 /Side B runout etched
FIL-134 A LOGO DSRunout side A
FIL-134 B LABEL DSRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Italy | Dream Beat DB 178First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | Italy | Dream Beat DB 178First year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2002 | Italy | Dream Beat DB 178First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 2002 | Italy | Dream Beat DB 178First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 2002 | Spain | Tanga Records VLMX 1154-3First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 2002 | UK | 352 Recordings Ltd. 352001First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | 352 Recordings Ltd. 352PR001First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | 352 Recordings Ltd. 352PR001RFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | 352 Recordings Ltd. 352PR001First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2002 | UK | 352 Recordings Ltd. 352PR001First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | US | Filtered Records FIL-136First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2002 | US | Filtered Records Fil 134 / Filtered Records FIL- 134First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2002 | US | Filtered Records FIL13412", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 2002 | US | Filtered Records FIL-13612", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2002 | UK | 352 Recordings Ltd. 352001XFirst year12" | 12" |
19 vinyl pressings of Sex are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2002 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in UK, US, France, Italy and more. One of them is 352 Recordings Ltd. 352001X, released September 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 352001X, 352001, 352PR001, FIL-136) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.