Belgium
August 1, 1999- Label and catalog number
- A&S A&S 7009
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Scoop · 1999
Drop It was first pressed on vinyl in 1999. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1999, the album's first year, in 4 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.
7243 888365-6
DFI - 00_3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Europe | EMI 7243 8883676 0 / DLA 7243 8883676 0First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | France | DLA 7 24388 83656 2First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | UK | Enriched Records ENRR 02First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1999 | UK | Enriched Records ENRR O5TP12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1999 | Belgium | A&S A&S 7009First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Spain | Cyber Music VLMX 209-312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | UK | Enriched Records ENRR 0112", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 2001 | UK | Enriched Records ENRR 0512" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Belgium | Époque EPQ-003 / Vinyl Classics VC01212" · Colored vinyl | 12" · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Belgium | Vinyl Classics VC012 / Vinyl Classics VC012Y12" · Colored vinyl | 12" · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Drop It are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1999 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in Belgium, UK, Europe, France. One of them is A&S A&S 7009, released August 1, 1999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A&S 7009, ENRR 02, 7243 8883676 0, 7 24388 83656 2) 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.