Vinyl pressings
by Aleister Crowley · 1986
The Hastings Archives was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year. 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.
FOR BABALON ABOVE, AND BABALON BELOW. A PORKY PRIME CUT. GOETIA-666-A. MT.Side A (Hand-etched)
THIS IS FOR THE SERVANTS OF THE STAR AND THE SNAKE. GOETIA-666-B1. MT.Side B (Hand-etched)
FOR BABALON ABOVE, AND BABALON BELOW. A PORKY PRIME CUT. GOETIA-666-A. MT.Side A runout, hand-etched
THIS IS FOR THE SERVANTS OF THE STAR AND THE SNAKE. GOETIA-666-B1. MT.Side B runout, hand-etched
FOR BABALON ABOVE, AND BABALON BELOW. A PORKY PRIME CUT. GOETIA-666-A. MT.Side A (Hand-etched)
THIS IS FOR THE SERVANTS OF THE STAR AND THE SNAKE. GOETIA-666-B1. MT.Side B (Hand-etched)
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Goetia GOETIA 666First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | UK | Goetia GOETIA 666First yearLP, White Label | LP, White Label |
| 1986 | UK | Goetia GOETIA 666First yearLP | LP |
| 1989 | UK | Not On Label OZ 77LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Unknown | Not On Label clp 2137LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | Unknown | Not On Label clp 2137LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | Unknown | Not On Label clp 2137LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Trade Mark Of Quality CLP 3115LP, Unofficial Release, Limited Edition · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Unofficial Release, Limited Edition · Unofficial, Limited |
| 2008 | US | Not On Label clp 2137LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Cleopatra CLP 5570LP, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2013 | Italy | Mr. Suit Records SUITABLE 1301LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Cleopatra CLP 2308LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Cleopatra CLP 2308LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Fantôme Phonographique OME1007LP, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | Europe | Fantôme Phonographique 500LP, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Cleopatra CLP 2308LP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2022 | US | TPOS TPOS 055LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | US | TPOS TPOS 055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of The Hastings Archives are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1986 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK. One of them is Goetia GOETIA 666.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GOETIA 666) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FOR BABALON ABOVE, AND BABALON BELOW. A PORKY PRIME CUT. GOETIA-666-A. MT. and THIS IS FOR THE SERVANTS OF THE STAR AND THE SNAKE. GOETIA-666-B1. MT.. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
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.
