Vinyl pressings
by Robert Hood · 1994
Internal Empire was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1994, 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.
TRE 02 A SST EP 1Etching runout side A
TRE 02 B SST EP 1Etching runout side B
TRE 02 C2 PLII SSTEtching runout side C
TRE 02 D - EP 2 SST 45UPMEtching runout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Germany | Tresor TRE 0212", 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1994 | Germany | Tresor Tresor 27 / Tresor 74321 24772-1First year12", 45 RPM, Album | 12", 45 RPM, Album |
| 1998 | Germany | Tresor Tresor 77 / Tresor TRE 0212", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1998 | Germany | Tresor Tresor 77 / Tresor Tresor 8212", Mispress | 12", Mispress |
| 1998 | Germany | Tresor TRE 0212", Album, 45 RPM, Repress, White Label | 12", Album, 45 RPM, Repress, White Label |
| 1998 | Germany | Tresor Tresor 7712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Germany | Tresor Tresor 77 / Tresor TRESOR10077LP12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Remastered, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Remastered, Repress |
| 2019 | Germany | Tresor TRESOR 27LP12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Germany | Tresor Tresor.027LPX12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Germany | Tresor Tresor.27LPXLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited |
10 vinyl pressings of Internal Empire are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1994 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in Germany. One of them is Tresor Tresor 27, released November 28, 1994.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Tresor 27) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TRE 02 A SST EP 1 and TRE 02 B SST EP 1. 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.
