UK
April 8, 2002- Label and catalog number
- Double F Double R DFX004Double F Double R 0927447970
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
DFX+004+ASide A runout, etched
DFX+004+BSide B runout, etched
Vinyl pressings
by Roger Goode · 2002
In The Beginning... 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.
10 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.
DFX+004+ASide A runout, etched
DFX+004+BSide B runout, etched
DFX+DJ+004+ASide A (etched)
DFX+DJ+004+BSide B (etched)
DFXX+ +044+ARunout A
DFXX+ +044+BRunout B
DFXX+ +044+CRunout C
DFXX+ +044+DRunout D
DFX+004+ASide A runout
DFX+004+BSide B runout
08 47100 20 1A1 TSU 6029A-side runout, stamped
08 47100 20 2B1 TSU 6029B-side runout, stamped
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 | Belgium | Frontera Recordings FT 2708First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | Europe | Double F Double R 0927 47287-0 / Purple Eye Entertainment 0927 47287-0First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | UK | Double F Double R DFXXDJ 004First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Double F Double R DFXDJ004First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | Double F Double R DFXX004 / Double F Double R 0927463790-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2002 | UK | Double F Double R DFX004First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | Netherlands | Tsunami TSU 6029First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2002 | Netherlands | Tsunami TSU 6029First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2002 | Italy | Sounds Good GOOD 52First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2002 | UK | Double F Double R DFX004 / Double F Double R 0927447970First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of In The Beginning... are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in UK, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium and more. One of them is Double F Double R DFX004, released April 8, 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DFX004, DFXDJ004, DFXX004, DFXXDJ 004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DFX+004+A and DFX+004+B. 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.