First pressing LPs


Can I always identify first pressing just by looking at the record? Also,does it sound better in almost every case?
inna
"I think it well accepted that later runs in the same issue are not as good as earlier runs and sometimes worse than the early run of a reissue."

Motdathird, Thanks "Master" for you reply, yes I meant Issue not pressing. I stand corrected, you may call me Grasshopper. Because you are right, I was using the two words as synonyms.

I have a Question for the Master, when the record company re-issues the LP, say for the 3rd time. Are they still using the same plates? If they do, this would be the best explanation for the degradation of the sound. Thanks for your help, Vinylite Guru.
Sincerely
Ron
Goodness, you have a very serious 'tude prob' there, Rock. I could not care less about who is right or who is wrong. What I was trying to get at was how to tell first PRESSINGS by merely looking at the label, because I thought that you would be help to us all after saying you could do that. I guess we will have to leave that tutorial to someone else.
Hey, does anyone know if there is guide for reading matrix numbers used by different labels or is that all an enigma wrapped in a riddle?