Vinyl pressings
by C.C. Catch · 1986
Welcome To The Heartbreak Hotel 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.
12 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 11 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.
DM 208064 A-1/11-86 IIRunout side A, Variant 1 & 2
DM 208064 B-1/11-86Runout side B, Variant 1
DM 208064 B-1/11-86 IIRunout side B, Variant 2
S 208 064 ALabel side A
YP 208064 ALabel Side A
YP 208064 BLabel Side B
SLPXL 37120 A I P BE
SLPXL 37120 B I P BE
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 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 12206First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Hansa 13 825 5LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Greece | Three Eggs THREE EGGS 6020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Hong Kong | Hansa 208 064-630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Hungary | Gong SLPXL 37120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Israel | Hansa BAN 208064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Philippines | Hansa 208 064 / Hansa 208 064-630First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Portugal | Hansa 17.208064.70First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Scandinavia | Mega Records MRLP 3052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Scandinavia | Mega Records MRLP 3052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Ariola I 208 064 / Hansa I 208.064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Turkey | Hansa 208 064-630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Hansa 208 064 / Hansa 208 064-630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 12206LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 12206LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 12206LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Russia | 80 Latituderecords 80LTLP-209LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
25 vinyl pressings of Welcome To The Heartbreak Hotel are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1986 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Germany, Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece and more. One of them is Hansa 208 064, released December 8, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 208 064, 208 064-630, ВТА 12206, THREE EGGS 6020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DM 208064 A-1/11-86 II and DM 208064 B-1/11-86. 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.
