Vinyl pressings
by The Streets · 2002
Original Pirate Material 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.
4 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.
0927435681 ̶6̶̶7̶̶9̶̶0̶̶0̶̶3̶̶ ̶̶T̶̶L̶̶P A - 2 - 1 PS Guy's THE EXCHANGESide A runout
0927435681 ̶6̶̶7̶̶9̶̶0̶̶0̶̶3̶̶ ̶̶T̶̶L̶̶P B - 2 - 1 PSSide B runout
0927435681 ̶6̶̶7̶̶9̶̶0̶̶0̶̶3̶̶ ̶̶T̶̶L̶̶P C - 2 - 1 PS Guy's THE EXCHANGESide C runout
0927435681 ̶6̶̶7̶̶9̶̶0̶̶0̶̶3̶̶ ̶̶T̶̶L̶̶P D - 2 - 1 PSSide D runout
B260702-01 A1 Guyz The ExchangeSide A
B260702-01 B1Side B
B260702-02 C1Side C
B260702-02 D1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Europe | 679 679003TLP / 679 0927 43568 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2002 | US | Atlantic 93181-1 / Vice Records 93181-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2002 | UK | 679 679003TLP / Locked On 679003TLPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2002 | UK | 679 0927435681First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | 679 679003TLP / Locked On 679003TLPLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2018 | Europe | 679 679003TLP / Locked On 0927 43568 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Locked On 927435681LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Locked On LOCKEDLTD01912", Album, Reissue, 12", Box Set, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", Album, Reissue, 12", Box Set, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Locked On 927435681LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Locked On 927435681LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | UK | Locked On Records 5021732769848RT50LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | 679 679003TLP / 679 0927 43568 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Original Pirate Material are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2002 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in UK, US, Europe. One of them is 679 679003TLP, released March 25, 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 679003TLP, 0927435681, 93181-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0927435681 ̶6̶̶7̶̶9̶̶0̶̶0̶̶3̶̶ ̶̶T̶̶L̶̶P A - 2 - 1 PS Guy's THE EXCHANGE and 0927435681 ̶6̶̶7̶̶9̶̶0̶̶0̶̶3̶̶ ̶̶T̶̶L̶̶P B - 2 - 1 PS. 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.
