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Hunting High And Low

by a-ha · 1985

81 pressings34 countriesSynth-popElectronicPop

Hunting High And Low was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Hunting High And Low

45 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 27 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.

Europe

October 28, 1985
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 925 300-1
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 AX GER. 96 1-25300-A SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH3 SLM △ 9470 1-3Side A runout etched variant 1

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 BX GER. 1-25300-B SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21117-SH3 SLM △ 9470-X 24 1-2Side B runout etched variant 1

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 A GER. 1-25300-A SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH3 D SLM △ 9470 1-3Side A runout etched variant 2

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 BX GER. 1-25300-B SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21117-SH3 2 SLM △ 9470-X 1-2Side B runout etched variant 2

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Europe

October 28, 1985
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 925 300-1Warner Bros. Records WX30
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

R / S Alsdorf 925300-1 Axxx GER 1-25300-A SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH3 25 SLM △ 9470 1-3Runout side A, variant 1

R / S Alsdorf 925300-1 Bxx S GER 1-25300-B SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] 17 B-21117-SH3 slm △ 9470-X 1-2Runout side B, variant 1

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 A2xx GER 1-25300-A SH4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH4 92 SLM△9470 1-2Runout side A, variant 2

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 B GER 1-25300-B SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21117-SH3 SLM △ 9470-X 1-2Runout side B, variant 2

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Europe

October 28, 1985
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 925 300-1Warner Bros. Records WX30
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Record Service Alsdorf
Runout / matrix

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 AXX GER 1-25300-A SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH3 SLM △ 9470 /-3Runout side A, variant 1

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 B4X GER 1-25300-B SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21117 - SH 3 BE SLM △ 9470-X 1-2Runout side B, variant 1

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 A 2 GER. 1-25300-A SH4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH4 SLM △ 9470 1-2Runout side A, variant 2

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 Bxxx GER. 1-25300-B SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21117-SH3 UK SLM 30 △ 9470-X 1-2Runout side B, variant 2

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Europe

1985
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 925 300-1Warner Bros. Records WX30
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Cut Corners On Inner "Negative" Photo Print
Runout / matrix

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 A4x GER 1-25300-A SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH3 15 SLM△9470 1-3Runout A, variant 1

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 B GER 1-25300-B SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-2117 SH3 60 SLM△9470-X 1-2Runout B, variant 1

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 A 2 GER 1-25300-A SH4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH4 SLM△9470 UK 1-2Runout A, variant 2

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 B4x GER 1-25300-B SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21117-SH3 SLM 30 △ 9470-X 1-2Runout B, variant 2

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Europe

1985
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 925 300-1Warner Bros. Records WX30
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Damont
Runout / matrix

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 A 2 GER 1-25300-A SH4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH4 SLM△9470 DAMONT AF 1-2 <GB> WX30ARunout A, variant 1

WX-30-B 1 MT. DAMONT DRunout B, variant 1

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 A 2 GER 1-25300-A SH4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH4 SLM△9470 DAMONT X 1-2 <GB> WX30ARunout A, variant 2

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 B2X GER 1-25300-B SH4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH4 SLM△9470-X DAMONT > 1-2 <GB> WX30BRunout B, variant 2

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Europe

1985
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 925 300-1Warner Bros. Records WX30
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · <T> Teldec Pressing
Runout / matrix

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 A 2 GER 1-25300-A SH4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH4 SLM△9470 1-2 < T > NRunout side A, variant 1

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 B 2 < T > GER 1-25300-B SH4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21117-SH4 SLM 30 △ 9470-X 1-2 N NRunout side B, variant 1

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 A 2 GER 1-25300-A SH4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH4 SLM△9470 1-2 < T > NRunout side A, variant 2

R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 B 2 < T > GER 1-25300-B SH4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21117-SH4 SLM △ 9470-X 1-2Runout side B, variant 2

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 81 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s60 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1985ArgentinaWarner Bros. Records 83934 / WEA 83934First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985ArgentinaWarner Bros. Records 80934 / WEA 80934First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985BrazilWarner Bros. Records 610.7054 / Warner Bros. Records 36.209First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985CanadaWarner Bros. Records 92 53001First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985CanadaWarner Bros. Records W1-25300LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
1985CanadaWarner Bros. Records 92 53001First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985CanadaWarner Bros. Records 92 53001First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985EcuadorWarner Bros. Records LP-80079First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985EcuadorWarner Bros. Records LP-80079First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985EuropeWarner Bros. Records 925 300-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX30First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1985EuropeWarner Bros. Records 925 300-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX30First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1985EuropeWarner Bros. Records 925 300-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX30First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1985EuropeWarner Bros. Records 925 300-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX30First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1985GermanyWarner Bros. Records 32 357-6LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
1985GermanyWarner Bros. Records 1-25300First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 60 pressings from the 1980s
2010s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2015USA & CanadaWarner Bros. Records R1 25300 / Rhino Records R1 25300LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015EuropeWarner Bros. Records 8122795468 / Rhino Records 8122795468LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2018USWarner Bros. Records RCV1 25300 / Warner Bros. Records 603497860777LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2018EuropeWarner Bros. Records 603497860777 / Warner Bros. Records RCV1 25300LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2019EuropeRhino Records 603497853427 / Warner Bros. Records 603497853427LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
2019USRhino Records R1 585753 / Warner Bros. Records 603497853427LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
2020s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020EuropeWarner Records R1 25300 / Warner Records 081227954680LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2020ChileWarner Records R1 25300 / Warner Records 8122-79546-8LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2021ArgentinaWarner Records R1 25300 / Warner Records 8122-79546-8LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2022ArgentinaWarner Records RCD1 25300 / Warner Records 603497842582LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2022USWarner Records RCD1 25300 / Warner Records 603497842582LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2023WorldwideBMG BMGCAT575BOXBox Set, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, LP, AlbumBox Set, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, LP, Album
2023UKWarner Records 081227827311 / Warner Records RCV1 25300LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2023EuropeWarner Records 603497860777 / Warner Records RCV1 724885LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2023EuropeWarner Records 603497860777 / Warner Records RCV1 25300LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BrazilWarner Bros. Records 610.7054 / Warner Bros. Records 36.209LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?BrazilWarner Bros. Records 610.7054 / Warner Bros. Records 36.209LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?BrazilWarner Bros. Records 610.7054 / Warner Bros. Records 36.209LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeWarner Bros. Records 7599-25300-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX30LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeWarner Bros. Records 7599-25300-1 / Warner Bros. Records 925 300-1LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?EuropeWarner Records R1 25300 / Warner Records 081227954680LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Take On Me3:46
  2. A2Train Of Thought4:11
  3. A3Hunting High And Low3:43
  4. A4The Blue Sky2:22
  5. A5Living A Boy's Adventure Tale5:00
  6. B1The Sun Always Shines On T.V.5:06
  7. B2And You Tell Me1:51
  8. B3Love Is Reason3:04
  9. B4Dream Myself Alive3:06
  10. B5Here I Stand And Face The Rain4:30

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Hunting High And Low are there?

81 vinyl pressings of Hunting High And Low are listed here, from 34 countries, released between 1985 and 2023.

When was Hunting High And Low first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Europe, UK, US, Ireland and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 925 300-1, released October 28, 1985.

How do I tell if my copy of Hunting High And Low is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 925 300-1, 1-25300, W1 25300, BAN 925300-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 AX GER. 96 1-25300-A SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21116-SH3 SLM △ 9470 1-3 and R/S Alsdorf 925300-1 BX GER. 1-25300-B SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-21117-SH3 SLM △ 9470-X 24 1-2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Hunting High And Low on vinyl worth?

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.

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