UK
1987- Label and catalog number
- Silva Screen FILM 021
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
FILM- 021 A2 PAG DSide A
FILM-021 Bı PAG ASide B
Vinyl pressings
by Christopher Young · 1987
Hellraiser was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
FILM- 021 A2 PAG DSide A
FILM-021 Bı PAG ASide B
FILM- 021 A2 PAG CRunout Side A, etched
FILM-021 Bı PAG BRunout Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Silva Screen FILM 021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Silva Screen FILM 021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0622LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0622LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Death Waltz Recording Company DW113 / Mondo MOND-000LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | UK & US | Death Waltz Recording Company DW113LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Lakeshore Records LKS35066LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Lakeshore Records LKS35065LP, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | UK & US | Death Waltz Recording Company DW113LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | UK & US | Death Waltz Recording Company DW113LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Death Waltz Recording Company DW113D7", 45 RPM, Box Set, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Special Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Box Set, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Special Edition · Limited |
| 2019 | US | Death Waltz Recording Company DW113LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Death Waltz Recording Company DW113LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Death Waltz Recording Company / MondoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Hellraiser are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1987 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK. One of them is Silva Screen FILM 021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FILM 021) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FILM- 021 A2 PAG D and FILM-021 Bı PAG A. 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.