UK
May 19, 2003- Label and catalog number
- You Clash! Records YC 003
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided · Orange Translucent
- Runout / matrix
YC+003+A3 OR WALLY MASTERPIECERunout hand etched, side A
Vinyl pressings
by Yomanda · 2003
You're Free was first pressed on vinyl in 2003. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 2003, the album's first year, in 5 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.
YC+003+A3 OR WALLY MASTERPIECERunout hand etched, side A
YC 003 A3 OR WALLY MASTERPIECERunout hand etched, side A
YC+003+A3 OR WALLY MASTERPIECESide A runout etched
CENT-55 T DJ-AA-1 EWSide AA runout etched
CENT55T-ASide A label
CENT55T-AASide AA label
CENT55TXDJ-A-1 EWSide A runout, etched
CENT55TXDJ-AA EWSide AA runout, etched
CENT55TX-ASide A label
CENT55TX-AASide AA label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Italy | Reactor RA 031First year12" | 12" |
| 2003 | Spain | Tempo Music TM0472MXFirst year12" | 12" |
| 2003 | UK | Incentive CENT55TDJFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | UK | You Clash! Records YC 003First year12", 45 RPM, Single Sided · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided · Colored vinyl |
| 2003 | UK | You Clash! Records YC 00312", Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2003 | UK | You Clash! Records YC 003First year12", 45 RPM, Single Sided · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided · Colored vinyl |
| 2003 | UK | Incentive CENT55TFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2003 | UK | Incentive CENT55TXFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2003 | UK | Incentive CENT55TXDJFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | Netherlands | D'N'A DNA 329-12First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2003 | Germany | Kontor Records K336First year12" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | You Clash! Records YC 00312" | 12" |
12 vinyl pressings of You're Free are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2003, in UK, Netherlands, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is You Clash! Records YC 003, released May 19, 2003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use YC 003, CENT55T, CENT55TX, CENT55TXDJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YC+003+A3 OR WALLY MASTERPIECE. 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.