Vinyl pressings
by Destruction · 1990
Cracked Brain 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.
3 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 2 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.
008 - 76191 A II G. Pauler 020 D-4112A1Side A, hand-etched, Variant 1
008 - 76191 B G. Pauler 020 D-4112B1Side B, hand-etched, Variant 1
008-76191 A G. Pauler 020 ̷D̷ D-4112A·1Runout Side A, etched, Variant 2
008-76191 B G. Pauler 020 D-4112B-1Runout Side B, etched, Variant 2
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 | Steamhammer SPV 008-76191First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | Steamhammer 08-76191First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Noise International NUK136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 552LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 552LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 552LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 552LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 552LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 552LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2021 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 552LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 552LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 552LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 552LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc |
| 2023 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 552LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2023 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 552LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Germany | Brain Butcher Compact BBCV 0712 / High Roller Records HRR 552LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Cracked Brain are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1990 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Germany, UK. One of them is Steamhammer SPV 008-76191.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPV 008-76191, 08-76191, NUK136) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 008 - 76191 A II G. Pauler 020 D-4112A1 and 008 - 76191 B G. Pauler 020 D-4112B1. 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.
