Vinyl pressings
by Yo La Tengo · 1995
Electr-O-Pura 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.
2 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.
OLE-I-A MASTERDISKSide A run out, etched (Variant 1)
OLE-I-BSide B run out, etched (Variant 1)
OLE-132-1-A DMM SP 1-1 MASTERDISK 181361Side A run out, etched (Variant 2)
OLE-132-1-B DMM SP 1-1 MASTERDISK xxxxxxx 181362Side B run out, etched (Variant 2)
EFA 04955-1 A DMM G.P.Side A, etched
EFA 04955-1 B DMM G.P.Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Germany | City Slang 04955-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1995 | US | Matador OLE 132-1 / Matador ole 132-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Matador OLE 132-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Matador OLE 132-0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | US | Matador OLE 132-0LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Europe | Matador OLE 132-0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Matador OLE132LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2020 | Japan | Matador Ole132LPJPLP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Matador OLE 132-0LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Matador OLE-132-LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Matador OLE-132-LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
11 vinyl pressings of Electr-O-Pura are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1995 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1995, in US, Germany. One of them is Matador OLE 132-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OLE 132-1, 04955-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OLE-I-A MASTERDISK and OLE-I-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.
