Vinyl pressings
by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion · 1992
Crypt-Style! 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.
2 pressings came out in 1992, 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.
CR 029 A DEDICATED TO MY WIFESide One, etched
CR 029 B HEY ACTION!Side Two, etched
CRYPT-029ALabel Side One
CRYPT-029BLabel Side Two
CR 029A DEDICATED TO MY WIFESide A runout, etched
CR 029 B HEY ACTION!Side B runout, etched
CRYPT-029ASide A label
CRYPT-029BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Unknown | Crypt Records CRYPT LP-029 / Crypt Records CR-029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | UK, Europe & US | Crypt Records CR-029 / Crypt Records CRYPT LP-029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | US | Crypt Records CRYPT LP-029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1995 | Germany | Crypt Records CR 029LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1995 | US | Crypt Records CR 029LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1996 | US | Crypt Records CR 029LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Crypt Records CRYPT LP-029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Crypt Records CRYPT LP-029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Crypt Records CRYPT LP-029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Crypt Records CRYPT LP-029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Crypt Records CRYPT LP-029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Crypt-Style! are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1992 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in UK, Europe & US. One of them is Crypt Records CR-029.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CR-029, CRYPT LP-029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CR 029 A DEDICATED TO MY WIFE and CR 029 B HEY ACTION!. 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.
