Vinyl pressings
by Tone Loc · 1989
Lōc'ed After Dark was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 11 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.
MASTERDISK DMMBoth sides, etched
DV-3000-A-DMM SPI2Side A runout, variant 1
DV-3000-B-DMM SPI1Side B runout, variant 1
DV-3000-A DMM SP1-3 SPAR ^ 23942 01 B-34326Side A runout, variant 2
BRLP 526 A-1U-1-3Side A Runout
BRLP 526 B-1U-1-4Side B Runout
Town House DMMSide A Additional Runout Etching
DBoth Sides Additional Runout Etchings
DMX- 71465 W242Side A Runout Groove Hand-Etched
DMX- 71466 W243Side B Runout Groove Hand-Etched
SMX-71465Side A Label
SMX-71466Side B Label
DMX- 71465 W2ARunout side A, hand-etched
DMX- 71466 Ⓡ2DRunout side B, hand-etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Festival Records L 30064 / Island Records BRLP 526First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia | Delicious Vinyl L 30064 / Island Records L 30064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Delicious Vinyl 670.8073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Delicious Vinyl ISL-1224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Island Records 209 780 / Delicious Vinyl 209 780First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Island Records 209 780 / Delicious Vinyl 209 780LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1989 | Greece | Island Records ISLAND 71488 / Delicious Vinyl ISLAND 71488First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Italy | 4th & Broadway BRLP 526 / Delicious VinylFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Africa | Delicious Vinyl ILPC 526First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Delicious Vinyl 5C 209780 / Delicious Vinyl BRLP 526First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | 4th & Broadway BRLP 526 / Delicious VinylFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Island Records Island 71488First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Delicious Vinyl DV3000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Delicious Vinyl DV3000LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | US | Delicious Vinyl DV3000DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Guatemala | Island Records 842 300-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Mexico | Delicious Vinyl LPR 33001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1998 | US | Delicious Vinyl 61044-71813-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Delicious Vinyl DV 67741LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2006 | US | Delicious Vinyl DV3000LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Craft Recordings 0888072050037 / Universal Music Group International 0888072050037LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Craft Recordings CR00078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Lōc'ed After Dark are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1989 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Delicious Vinyl DV3000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DV3000, DV3000DJ, BRLP 526, Island 71488) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERDISK DMM and DV-3000-A-DMM SPI2. 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.
