Vinyl pressings
by Union Jack · 1994
Two Full Moons & A Trout was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1994, 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.
RSN-81-A-1 PA7727A side runout etched
RSN-81-B2 PA7766B side runout etched
RSN-81-C-1 PA7728C side runout etched
RSN-81-D-1 PA7728D side runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | UK | Rising High Records RSN81First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1994 | UK | Rising High Records RSN 81 / Rising High Records RSN-81First year12" | 12" |
| 1995 | Spain | Roses Records RS 011.012", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | Spain | Roses Records RS 011.012", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Platipus PLAT4212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | Germany | Technogold TEG 021-612" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK | Platipus PLAT12612", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2006 | UK | Platipus plat 126x12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2006 | UK | Platipus plat 126x12" | 12" |
| 2006 | UK | Platipus PLAT12612" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Platipus Records PLAT4212", White Label | 12", White Label |
11 vinyl pressings of Two Full Moons & A Trout are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1994 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in UK. One of them is Rising High Records RSN 81, released May 16, 1994.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RSN 81, RSN81) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RSN-81-A-1 PA7727 and RSN-81-B2 PA7766. 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.
