UK
2000- Label and catalog number
- Vinyl Addiction VA.1
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
08 42639 20 1A1 VA 001 "SMC.@T2TSide A runout stamped / "SMC.@T2T" etched
08 42639 20 1B1 VA 001 "T2T"Side B runout stamped / "T2T" etched
Vinyl pressings
by Trisco · 2000
Musak was first pressed on vinyl in 2000. 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 2000, 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.
08 42639 20 1A1 VA 001 "SMC.@T2TSide A runout stamped / "SMC.@T2T" etched
08 42639 20 1B1 VA 001 "T2T"Side B runout stamped / "T2T" etched
08 42639 20 1A1 VA 001 "SMC.@T2TSide A
08 42639 20 1B1 VA 001 "T2T"Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Vinyl Addiction VA.1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2000 | UK | Vinyl Addiction VA 001RFirst year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2000 | UK | Vinyl Addiction VA.1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2001 | Italy | Dance Factory 7243 8 79616 6 112" | 12" |
| 2001 | Spain | Plus Recordings PLMX 1512" | 12" |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJ15512", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJX15512", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12DJSP23712", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJ-15512", Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12 TIVDJ 15512", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12TIVX-155 / Positiva 7243 8 795856 212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12TIV-155 / Positiva 7243 8 79520 6 512", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2001 | UK | Positiva 12TIV-15512", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2001 | UK | Not On Label (Trisco Self-released)12", Single Sided, White Label | 12", Single Sided, White Label |
14 vinyl pressings of Musak are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2000 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in UK. One of them is Vinyl Addiction VA.1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VA.1, VA 001R) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 08 42639 20 1A1 VA 001 "SMC.@T2T and 08 42639 20 1B1 VA 001 "T2T". 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.