of_isles_of_80s Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I got into vinyl a few years back and continue to get into vinyl even more...I see a lot about 1st pressings, 2nd pressings, an even 3rd pressings or more of some records. I assume it means when they sell out, they press more records and its gets the name 2nd pressing. with CDs I a sure they made more after the first batch sold out but there was never any talk about another batch or collection purpose for a earlier or later batch. but I see a lot of collectors talk about collecting multiple pressings of the same record...sometimes on a different label or a different color and its easy to see the difference. but with some pressings I have no idea how to tell the difference. I like to buy multiple varients of my top favorite albums so I would like to be knowledgable about different pressings. I had bought 2 different pressings of the same record from amazon, they were released 3 years apart but when they arrived they were literally the exactly the same from the barcode and all. and I was just thinking huh? so I was wondering how to tell the difference between 1st and 2nd pressings of an record that have not had a change from the first pressing to the 2nd pressing? is there a reason vinyl collectors go after multiple pressings that have no noticable difference? example- I see a first and second pressing of deja entendu on ebay but they look the exact same and appear to have no difference. thanks in advance for any assistance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aych Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 The older pressings tend to taste better with age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinxabney Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Copyright dates, catalog numbers, deadwax etchings, barcodes, there are lots of subtle differences. Sites like Discogs.com can break some of it down for you for a specific listing. With your example: first pressing of deja entendu was on a different label than the repressing. bermudanc94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggle Von Swift Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 For your example; the first pressing has a bar-code on the back, the second pressing does not. There isn't a clear-cut answer to this, it's going to vary from release to release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 This is going surprisingly well. verb1999, everythingisfine, chamb117 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aych Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 This is going surprisingly well. You're telling me. I feel like a douche for giving a stupid answer now. I'll see myself out. benjamingage and A-Bon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Highlights magazine offers wonderful introductory courses in Spotting the Difference 1101 billya, eskimosnow27, joshman150 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 You're telling me. I feel like a douche for giving a stupid answer now. I'll see myself out. I got you bro ditc586 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
of_isles_of_80s Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 ok, cool. some stuff is really minor and easy to miss. I thought of these things but an example of what confused me most and made me need to ask is when I bought 2 of the used self titled albums on vinyl from amazon. (2009 and 2012 releases). the 2009 pressing was listed as reprise records and the 2012 pressing was listed as hi-horse records. which is a lie. because when they arrived in the mail. I am 100% sure everything about them was exactly the same. the barcode, the catalog number, the record label (reprise), and everything viewable without opening it was the exact same. and I just couldn't understand why it was listed as a different pressing (especially since the previous did not sell out). I was positive there was no difference between the 2 and returned 1 of them. same thing happened a 2nd time to me with a different album and that is why I needed to ask, just to see if a was missing or overlooking something. but I did check for all those things so I just don't know what I missed if there was any difference... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Highlights magazine offers wonderful introductory courses in Spotting the Difference 1101 Anyone else noticed that since the rental shed turned into a Pizza Shack the ski lodge is a better place? That chicks camera turned into a video recorder, the bunny is waiting in line to get pizza now, that guy doesn't need coffee to hang with his son (probably because he has a better job that doesn't require him to work graveyard shifts anymore.) Conclusion...Pizza = Better world with the expection of that dude about to eat shit off the hill :/ He is probably vegan though. aflycon, Snaggle Von Swift, Shelby and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 is there a reason vinyl collectors go after multiple pressings that have no noticable difference? this is the million dollar question, my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Highlights magazine offers wonderful introductory courses in Spotting the Difference 1101 homie in the red, mid left has a different hat. also, bottom left corner, different hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Anyone else noticed that since the rental shed turned into a Pizza Shack the ski lodge is a better place? That chicks camera turned into a video recorder, the bunny is waiting in line to get pizza now, that guy doesn't need coffee to hang with his son (probably because he has a better job that doesn't require him to work graveyard shifts anymore.) Conclusion...Pizza = Better world with the expection of that dude about to eat shit off the hill :/ He is probably vegan though. I love you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Anyone else noticed that since the rental shed turned into a Pizza Shack the ski lodge is a better place? That chicks camera turned into a video recorder, the bunny is waiting in line to get pizza now, that guy doesn't need coffee to hang with his son (probably because he has a better job that doesn't require him to work graveyard shifts anymore.) Conclusion...Pizza = Better world with the expection of that dude about to eat shit off the hill :/ He is probably vegan though. Aside from the bunny being flipped, the guy next to him having invisible ski poles, and the guy on the snowboard facing the other direction, no, I missed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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