Vinyl pressings
by The Templars · 1998
Phase II was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. 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 1998, 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.
VOLT-36 LPSIDE 1 - 1998 EUROPADISK DMM NY USA Z 6891 Z3971 BSide A, etched
VOLT 36 LPSIDE 2 - 1998 EUROPADISK DMM NY USA Z 6892 Z3972 BSide B, etched
VOLT-36 LP SIDE 1 - 1998 EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 26891 B Z 3971Side A
VOLT-36 LP SIDE 2 - 1998 EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 26891 B Z 3972Side B
VOLT-36 LPSIDE 1 - 1998 EUROPADISK DMM NY USA Z 6891 Z3971 BSide A
VOLT 36 LPSIDE 2 - 1998 EUROPADISK DMM NY USA Z 6892 Z3972 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Vulture Rock Records VOLT-36 / Vulture Rock Records VOLT-36LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1998 | US | Vulture Rock Records VOLT-36LP / Vulture Rock Records VOLT-36First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Vulture Rock Records VOLT-36 / Vulture Rock Records VOLT-36LPFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Vulture Rock Records VOLT-36LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Germany | Templecombe LP Temp676LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2014 | Europe | Templecombe 676LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2014 | Germany | Templecombe 676LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Templecombe TC-676RM-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Templecombe TC-676RM-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2021 | US | Templecombe TC-676RM-1LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Templecombe TC-676RM-1LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Templecombe TC-676RM-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | US | Templecombe TC-676RM-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Phase II are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1998 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in US. One of them is Vulture Rock Records VOLT-36.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VOLT-36, VOLT-36LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VOLT-36 LPSIDE 1 - 1998 EUROPADISK DMM NY USA Z 6891 Z3971 B and VOLT 36 LPSIDE 2 - 1998 EUROPADISK DMM NY USA Z 6892 Z3972 B. 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.
