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How to tell OG vinyl from reissues

EIGHTYEIGHTY 224 Posts
edited February 2012 in Strut Central
Hello,
I have been collecting records for awhile but not really paying attention to see if they were OG's or reissues. I was wondering if there was something I need to be looking out for when I go out next time. I have been told that records with a thick heavy feel are most likely OG pressings. While thin records are most likely reissues. I have moved my focus in attaining OG pressings from now on, which I have been told is really hard to do.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

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  • mylatencymylatency 10,475 Posts
    smell
  • ostost Montreal 1,375 Posts
    taste
  • MurdockMurdock 542 Posts
    Pay Attention
  • HorseleechHorseleech 3,830 Posts
    I know of one foolproof method, but unfortunately the record is destroyed in the process.
  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    gomez80 said:
    Hello,
    I have been collecting records for awhile but not really paying attention to see if they were OG's or reissues. I was wondering if there was something I need to be looking out for when I go out next time. I have been told that records with a thick heavy feel are most likely OG pressings. While thin records are most likely reissues. I have moved my focus in attaining OG pressings from now on, which I have been told is really hard to do.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Thank you
    are you in the USA?
  • EIGHTYEIGHTY 224 Posts
    Yup, I live in the NW.
  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    ok, if you're looking at LPs up to the early/mid 70s at the very least start looking for LPs where the artwork is printed onto paper & then pasted onto the cover instead of printed directly onto the cardboard. there are a lot of other nuances depending on labels etc but go from there as a start.
  • TheKindCromangTheKindCromang 1,463 Posts
    holmes said:
    ok, if you're looking at LPs up to the early/mid 70s at the very least start looking for LPs where the artwork is printed onto paper & then pasted onto the cover instead of printed directly onto the cardboard. there are a lot of other nuances depending on labels etc but go from there as a start.

    This, for sure. If the sleeve is a thin glossy print, it's probably a re-ish. Bar codes are a dead giveaway for anything that came out before the 80's. Also, if it's used and you can look at the label sometimes you can tell the label is a later pressing or it just looks like a crappy reproduction print job of the original. Also look at the part of the sleeve where the catalog number is. If there's a little box around it or any kind of visible alteration, probably a re-ish. That thick cardboard sleeve is usually the best indicator though.
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    I also find that a web URL on the jacket hints at a recent pressing
  • DustedDonDustedDon 830 Posts
    Blue Note with New York address: worthless
    Vertigo label: worthless
    Strata East label: worthless
  • CBearCBear 902 Posts
    From the soulstrut 30 commandments:

    1. If the inside ain't white, it's probably alright.
    2. If it smells like dust, then don't you fuss.
    3. Bar code? Don't pay a load.
    4. Paste-on cover? Fork it over.
    5. If the seam is split, you gots the grit
    6. Unless its wrapped in heavy cardboard, it most certainly is to be ignored.
    7. If the mildew is present no need to be hesitant.
    12. If the covers not ragged, think twice before you bag it.
    23. If it smells like Charles Slocumb, you're bound to get open.
    24. If there is a website on the other side, put it back and save your five.
    27. Looks too mint? Probably in-print.
  • JectWonJectWon (@_@) 1,654 Posts
    CBear said:
    From the soulstrut 30 commandments:

    1. If the inside ain't white, it's probably alright.
    2. If it smells like dust, then don't you fuss.
    3. Bar code? Don't pay a load.
    4. Paste-on cover? Fork it over.
    5. If the seam is split, you gots the grit
    6. Unless its wrapped in heavy cardboard, it most certainly is to be ignored.
    7. If the mildew is present no need to be hesitant.
    12. If the covers not ragged, think twice before you bag it.
    23. If it smells like Charles Slocumb, you're bound to get open.
    24. If there is a website on the other side, put it back and save your five.
    27. Looks too mint? Probably in-print.

    Nah'lidge....
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    LUV YA BLUE
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    If you are in Portland, and you shop at Jackpot it's a reissue lot.
  • devoglamdevoglam 143 Posts
    CBear said:
    From the soulstrut 30 commandments:

    1. If the inside ain't white, it's probably alright.
    2. If it smells like dust, then don't you fuss.
    3. Bar code? Don't pay a load.
    4. Paste-on cover? Fork it over.
    5. If the seam is split, you gots the grit
    6. Unless its wrapped in heavy cardboard, it most certainly is to be ignored.
    7. If the mildew is present no need to be hesitant.
    12. If the covers not ragged, think twice before you bag it.
    23. If it smells like Charles Slocumb, you're bound to get open.
    24. If there is a website on the other side, put it back and save your five.
    27. Looks too mint? Probably in-print.

    Awesome! Please post the whole 30... I'm dying to know.
  • TheKindCromangTheKindCromang 1,463 Posts
    28. If the sticker says "New", the record is poo.
    29. If the photos look pixelated, you must then hate it.
    30. If it says "Free Download Code Inside" put it aside.
  • oripsorips 238 Posts
    devoglam said:
    CBear said:
    From the soulstrut 30 commandments:

    1. If the inside ain't white, it's probably alright.
    2. If it smells like dust, then don't you fuss.
    3. Bar code? Don't pay a load.
    4. Paste-on cover? Fork it over.
    5. If the seam is split, you gots the grit
    6. Unless its wrapped in heavy cardboard, it most certainly is to be ignored.
    7. If the mildew is present no need to be hesitant.
    12. If the covers not ragged, think twice before you bag it.
    23. If it smells like Charles Slocumb, you're bound to get open.
    24. If there is a website on the other side, put it back and save your five.
    27. Looks too mint? Probably in-print.

    Awesome! Please post the whole 30... I'm dying to know.

    Full list:

    http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/71244/
  • RaystarRaystar 1,106 Posts
    Now we need the authors to take credit for the commandments... I think I created number six...
  • EIGHTYEIGHTY 224 Posts
    Thanks everyone for the info, I really do appreciate it greatly. Hopefully this will help next time I go out looking for records.

    @Laserwolf- I live in Hillsboro and have been trying to make my way to your record store but the hours conflict with my work schedule. Are you ever open on the weekends?
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