Belgium
1998- Label and catalog number
- Bonzai Records BR99144
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
BR 99144 A₁Runout side A, etched
BR 99144 B₁Runout side B, etched
Vinyl pressings
by Yves Deruyter · 1998
Feel Free was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1998, the album's first year, in 4 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.
BR 99144 A₁Runout side A, etched
BR 99144 B₁Runout side B, etched
MPO BRUK 02 A1 MPORunout hand etched, side A
MPO BRUK 02 B1 NEIL MASTERPIECERunout hand etched, side B
BONZAI 013-12 A SST 33 UPMRunout A side, hand etched
BONZAI 013-12 B SST 45 UPMRunout B side, hand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Belgium | Bonzai Records BR99144First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 1998 | Belgium | Bonzai Records BR99144First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1998 | Germany | Bonzai Germany BONZAI 013-12First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 1998 | Italy | Bonzai Records Italy BRI 059First year12" | 12" |
| 1998 | UK | Bonzai Records UK BRUK02First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | UK | Bonzai Records UK BRUK 02First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1998 | Germany | Bonzai Germany BONZAI 013-12 / Bonzai Germany Bonzai 013-12First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1999 | Italy | Bonzai Records Italy BRI 06312", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1999 | Spain | Bit Progressive Music 71-40812" | 12" |
| 1999 | Germany | Bonzai Germany Bonzai 013-12R / Bonzai Germany bonzai 013.12R12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Italy | S+M Records S+M 95001-1 / Bonzai Records Italy S+M 95001-112" | 12" |
| 2007 | Germany | Bonzai Music BONMU 011-1212", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
12 vinyl pressings of Feel Free are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1998 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in Belgium, UK, Germany, Italy. One of them is Bonzai Records BR99144.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BR99144, BRUK02, BRUK 02, BONZAI 013-12) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BR 99144 A₁ and BR 99144 B₁. 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.