Vinyl pressings
by Chris Spedding · 1977
Hurt was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SRAK 529 A-2Runout side A, variant 1
SRAK 529 B-2Runout side B, variant 1
SRAK 529 A-2 RC 1Runout side A, variant 2
SRAK 529 B-2 GL 2Runout side B, variant 2
99634 A 21 M6 319886 2Runout stamped A side
99634 B 21 M6 319887 2Runout stamped B side
99 534 A — 1Side A runout, stamped
99 534 B — 1Side B runout, stamped
7C 062 99534 A2A-side
7C 062 99534 BB-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | RAK SRAK 529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | RAK 2C 068 - 99.534 / RAK 2 C068 - 99534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | RAK 1C 064-99 534First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | RAK 1 C 064-99 534LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Japan | RAK ERS-80972First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Sweden | RAK 7C 062-99534First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | RAK SRAK 529 / EMI 0C 062-99 534First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | RAK 10 C 064-099534LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | France | Fan Club FC 052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | RAK 2C068-99534 / RAK 2 C068-99534LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | RAK 1 C 074-99 534LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Hurt are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1977 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is RAK SRAK 529.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRAK 529, 2C 068 - 99.534, 1C 064-99 534, ERS-80972) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRAK 529 A-2 and SRAK 529 B-2. 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.
