Vinyl pressings
by Bathory · 1990
Hammerheart was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
N-0153-1-Δ PS/CR (italic:) Audiodisc 900320Variant 1, Etched runout side Δ
N-0153-1-Ο PS/CR (italic:) Audiodisc 900320Variant 1, Etched runout side Ο
N-0153-1-Δ PS/CR (italic:) Audiodisc 900320Variant 2, Etched runout side Δ
N-0153-1-Ο PS/CR (italic:) Audiodisc 900320 11Variant 2, Etched runout side Ο, "11" stamped
N-0153-1-Δ PS/CR (italic:) Audiodisc 900320Etched runout side Δ
N-0153-1-Ο PS/CR (italic:) Audiodisc 900320Etched runout side Ο
N-0153-1-0 PS/CR 900320Runout side A
N-0153-1-A PS/CR 900320Runout side B
AudiodiscRunout side A and B
N-0153-1-∆ PS/CR Audiodisc 900320Side A
N-0153-1-O PS/CR Audiodisc 900320Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Noise International N 0153-1 / Noise International NUK 153-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | South Korea | Noise International N 0153-1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1990 | South Korea | Noise International N 0153-1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1990 | Germany | Noise International N 0153-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1990 | Germany | Noise International N 0153-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Germany | Noise International N 0153-1First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1990 | Germany | Noise International N 0153-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1992 | South Korea | Seoul Records SIPR-038 / Noise International N 0153LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1999 | Brazil | Not On LabelLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sweden | Black Mark Production BMLP 666-5LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2003 | Sweden | Black Mark Production BMLP 666-5 / Black Mark Production BMLP666-5Reissue, Album, LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | Reissue, Album, LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2003 | Sweden | Black Mark Production BMLP 666-5LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2003 | Sweden | Black Mark Production BMLP 666-5 / Black Mark Production BMLP666-5Reissue, Album, LP, Limited Edition · Limited | Reissue, Album, LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2003 | Sweden | Black Mark Production BMDP666-5LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2007 | Sweden | Black Mark Production BMDP666-5LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sweden | Black Mark Production BMLP 666-5LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Sweden | Black Mark Production BMLP 666-5LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Sweden | Black Mark Production BMLP666-5LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | UK & Europe | Black Mark Production BMPD6665LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
19 vinyl pressings of Hammerheart are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1990 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Germany. One of them is Noise International N 0153-1, released April 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use N 0153-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N-0153-1-Δ PS/CR (italic:) Audiodisc 900320 and N-0153-1-Ο PS/CR (italic:) Audiodisc 900320. 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.
