UK
April 29, 2002- Label and catalog number
- Hope Recordings hope 031
- Format
- 12"
Vinyl pressings
by Starecase · 2002
Faith 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.
7 pressings came out in 2002, the album's first year, in 3 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.
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 | UK | Hope Recordings hope 031First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | US | Kinetic Records 67728-54718-1First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | Hope Recordings hope 031First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | Hope Recordings HOPE 032First year12" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | Hope Recordings HOPE 032First year12", White Label, Promo · Promo | 12", White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Hope Recordings HOPE 032First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | Netherlands | Black Hole Recordings Black Hole 146-5First year12" | 12" |
| 2003 | Germany | Leaded 5050466-5657-0-912", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2005 | US | Kinetic Records PROMO 54718-112", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 2005 | US | Kinetic Records KIN 54718-1212" | 12" |
10 vinyl pressings of Faith are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2002 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in UK, US, Netherlands. One of them is Hope Recordings hope 031, released April 29, 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use hope 031, HOPE 032, 67728-54718-1, Black Hole 146-5) 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.