UK
September 18, 1995- Label and catalog number
- Grown Up Music GU004
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
Gu 004 A-2 ACD.Runout Info Side
Gu 004 B-2 ACD.Runout Logo Side
Vinyl pressings
by Twister · 1995
Metamorphosis Of Narcotics was first pressed on vinyl in 1995. 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 1995, 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.
Gu 004 A-2 ACD.Runout Info Side
Gu 004 B-2 ACD.Runout Logo Side
GU004 A-2 ACD
GU004 B-2 ACD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Belgium | Nitric NIT 953608First year12" | 12" |
| 1995 | Belgium | Nitric NIT 953608First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1995 | UK | Grown Up Music GU004First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1995 | UK | Grown Up Music GU004First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | UK | Response Audio RES01312", Single Sided, Limited Edition, White Label · Limited | 12", Single Sided, Limited Edition, White Label · Limited |
| 2002 | UK | Response Audio RES01312", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | UK | Response Audio RES01312", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label |
| 2004 | US | Rad23 RAD 001-312", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, White Label |
| 2004 | US | Rad23 RAD 00112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2005 | US | Rad23 RAD00512" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Belgium | Vinyl Classics VC00312", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
11 vinyl pressings of Metamorphosis Of Narcotics are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1995 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1995, in UK, Belgium. One of them is Grown Up Music GU004, released September 18, 1995.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GU004, NIT 953608) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Gu 004 A-2 ACD. and Gu 004 B-2 ACD.. 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.