Vinyl pressings
by Sunkids · 1999
Rescue Me 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.
13 pressings came out in 1999, 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.
YO-1008-A EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 36744 & [unreadable letters]Side A, etched
YO-1008-B EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 36744 & [unreadable letters]Side B, etched
YO - 1007 - Y - LOGO EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 35638 & S-3 2-d--22
YO - 1007 - O - B EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 35638 & S-1 2-58-27
YO-1007-2-A EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 34915 & 99-03-3 S-2A-Side Runout
YO-1007-2-B EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 34915 & 99-03-3 S-2B-Side Runout
12 AMPM 126 A FSVSide A runout
12 AMPM 126 AA FSVSide AA runout
12 AMPM 126-ASide A label
12 AMPM 126-BSide AA label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Yellorange YO - 100712", Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | France | Yellorange CB : 181 / Feel The Rhythm FTR 4041-6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 1999 | Italy | Dream Beat DB 118First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | Italy | Dream Beat DB121First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | Italy | Dream Beat DB 110First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | Italy | Dream Beat DB121First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1999 | Spain | Vendetta Records VENMX 252First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | UK | AM:PM 12 AMPM 126 / AM:PM 562 477-1First year12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | UK | AM:PM 12 AMPMDJ 126First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | AM:PM 12 AMPMX 126 / AM:PM 562 521-1First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | UK | Yellorange YO-1007-2First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1999 | US | Yellorange YO- 1007 / Yellorange YO - 1007First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | US | Yellorange YO-1007-2First year12", 45 RPM, White Label · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, White Label · Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | US | Not On Label AF00112", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1999 | US | Yellorange YO- 1008 / Yellorange YO - 1008First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label ACE 00112", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label12", White Label | 12", White Label |
17 vinyl pressings of Rescue Me are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1998 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in US, UK, France, Italy and more. One of them is Yellorange YO- 1008, released July 20, 1999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use YO- 1008, YO- 1007, YO-1007-2, 12 AMPM 126) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YO-1008-A EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 36744 & [unreadable letters] and YO-1008-B EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 36744 & [unreadable letters]. 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.
