Vinyl pressings
by Sound Corp · 1991
Close Control / Dream Finder was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1991, 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.
TONE DEAF 003 DJR A1 D DAMONT THE EXCHANGE--NILZ. FA-Side Runout Etching
DAMONT AUDIO L.T.D. DAMONT AUDIO L.T.D.B-Side Runout Etching
TONEDEAF 003DJ A1Etched A side runout
TONEDEAF 003DJ AA1 THE EXCHANGE-NILZ. DAMONTEtched AA side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Tone Def Records 003DJFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1991 | UK | Tone Def Records 003DJFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1992 | UK | Tone Def Records 003DJ12" | 12" |
| 1992 | UK | Tone Def Records 003DJ12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 1992 | UK | Tone Def Records 003DJ12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1992 | UK | Invisible INVISIBLE 002-112", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label |
| 1992 | UK | Tone Def Records 003DJ12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Mispress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Mispress |
| 1992 | UK | Tone Def Records 003DJ12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Mispress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Mispress |
| 1992 | UK | Tone Def Records 003DJ12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Tone Def Records 003DJX/003DJR12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Mispress, Misprint | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Mispress, Misprint |
10 vinyl pressings of Close Control / Dream Finder are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1991 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK. One of them is Tone Def Records 003DJ, released November 1991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 003DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TONE DEAF 003 DJR A1 D DAMONT THE EXCHANGE--NILZ. F and DAMONT AUDIO L.T.D. DAMONT AUDIO L.T.D.. 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.
