Vinyl pressings
by The Brand New Heavies · 1992
Heavy Rhyme Experience: Vol. 1 was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1992, the album's first year, in 2 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.
SRC [Large S with the R and C in the loops]Runout Stamp Both Sides
ST-BB-928757-A I-IRunout Etching Side A
STBB-928758 A I-IRunout Etching Side B
st-bb-928757-aLabel Side A
828 335-1-AMachine-stamped Runout Side A
828 335-1-BMachine-stamped Runout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Europe | Acid Jazz 828335.1 / FFRR 828335.1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Greece | FFRR 828 335-1 / Acid Jazz 828 335-2LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1992 | US | Delicious Vinyl 14216-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | US | Delicious Vinyl 14216-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1992 | US | Atlantic 14216LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1993 | Greece | FFRR 828 335-1 / Acid Jazz 828 335-2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1998 | US | Delicious Vinyl 61044-71807-1LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Delicious Vinyl DV14216-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | UK | Acid Jazz AJXLP301LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | USA & Canada | Craft Recordings CR00490LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Europe | London Records LMS1725711LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Delicious Vinyl DV77216-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Delicious Vinyl DV77216-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Delicious Vinyl DV14216-1ALP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
14 vinyl pressings of Heavy Rhyme Experience: Vol. 1 are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1992 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in US, Europe. One of them is Delicious Vinyl 14216-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 14216-1, 828335.1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC [Large S with the R and C in the loops] and ST-BB-928757-A I-I. 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.
