Vinyl pressings
by The Roots · 1993
Organix was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. 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 1993, 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.
RR LP 00I - AI A PORKY PRIME CUT. PRm A THINKING BLACK THOUGHTSHand-etchings runout area side A
PRIMED ✓ RR LP 00I - BI PRm ASKING BROTHER QUESTIONS AHand-etchings runout area side B
RR LP 00I - CI PORKY. PR-m THE REMEDY MAN AKA ITCHY DICK CLARK. BHand-etchings runout area side C
RR LP 00I DI PORKY. PR-m P2 A THE SHINE MAKING $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $Hand-etchings runout area side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Canada | Remedy Recordings RRLP001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | UK | Remedy Recordings RRLP001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | UK | Remedy Recordings RRLP001LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1997 | US | Remedy Recordings RRLP001LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canada | Remedy Recordings REMEDY01LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | US | Remedy Recordings RRLP001LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Remedy Recordings REMEDY01LPLTDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Remedy Recordings REMEDY01LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Remedy Recordings REMEDY01LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Remedy Recordings RRLP001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Remedy Recordings RRLP001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Remedy Recordings RRLP001LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, CD, Album · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, CD, Album · Limited, Numbered |
| ? | US | Remedy Recordings RRLP001LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Remedy Recordings RRLP001LP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| ? | US | Remedy Recordings RRLP001LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of Organix are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1993 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in UK, Canada. One of them is Remedy Recordings RRLP001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RRLP001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RR LP 00I - AI A PORKY PRIME CUT. PRm A THINKING BLACK THOUGHTS and PRIMED ✓ RR LP 00I - BI PRm ASKING BROTHER QUESTIONS A. 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.
