What Is First Pressing Vinyl

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What is first pressing vinyl. And why i prefer the term original pressing. Why does it matter. Kindell brinay moore demand media. First pressings will usually have a four letter four number combination such as abcd 1234.

Look on the spine of the lp record sleeve. 1 give us your record informations. Many record collectors think they own a first pressing when they don t and many novice record collectors don t realise when they do own a first pressing. Asked by wiki user.

Original pressing is a small group of record collectors enthusiast about music bands labels history and so on volunteering to help you identify price your records. Let me know what you guys think. Hold the lp up to a bright light and look closely at the end groove area on either side. And anything after a second or third pressing will have a two letter five number combination such as ab 12345.

The definition of a first pressing or pressed vinyl record is a record that was pressed from the 1st original masters. Look on the spine of the lp record sleeve. Immediately after this is commonly followed by a dash and a number letter combination such as 1a there is some variation on this but typically this would indicate that the record is a first pressing and you re looking at side a. Such a record may be significantly more valuable than subsequent editions.

After the catalog part and pressing information you may see re inscribed into the dead wax. There seems to be some controversy between record collectors of what is a first pressing as opposed to first issues. This is a rant video about the term first pressing. For instance a matrix number can identify a first pressing of an lp.

How can you tell if an old vinyl record is a first pressing. The service is completely free for now we ll just kindly ask you to donate whatever amount you want to help us.