Vinyl pressings
by Destruction · 1987
Release From Agony 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.
3 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
SH 0076-1 A2 SST 020Etched, Side A
SH 0076-1 B2 020 SSTEtched, Side B
C-0051 A-2Stamped, Side A
C-0051 B-2Stamped, Side B
020 SH 0076-1 A2 SST C-0051 A-2Runout side A, variant 1
SH 0076-1 B2 020 SST C-0051 B-2Runout side B, variant 1
020 SH 0076-1 A2 C-0051 A-2 SSTRunout side A, variant 2
SH 0076-1 B2 020 C-0051 B-2 II SSTRunout side B, variant 2
SST 020 SH 0076-1 A2Side A / etched
C-0051 A-2Side A / stamped
SST SH 0076-1 B-2 020Side B / etched
C-0051 B-2Side B / stamped
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 | Europe | Steamhammer SH 0076 / SPV 08-7503First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Steamhammer PD 12-7515First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1987 | Germany | Steamhammer SH 0076LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Germany | Steamhammer SH 0076 / Steamhammer SPV 08-7503First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | US | Profile Records PRO-1255 / Rock Hotel Records PRO-1255LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Profile Records PRO-1255-DJ / Rock Hotel Records PRO-1255-DJLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 549LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 549LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 549LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 549LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Europe | High Roller Records HRR 549LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 549LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | High Roller Records HRR 549LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 549LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 549LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 2022 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 549LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 549LP, 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 | Europe | High Roller Records HRR 549 / Brain Butcher Compact HRR 549LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 549LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2025 | Europe | Brain Butcher Compact BBCV 0710 / High Roller Records HRR 549LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Profile Records PRO-1255 / Rock Hotel Records PRO-1255LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Release From Agony are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1987 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Germany, Europe. One of them is Steamhammer SH 0076, released November 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SH 0076, PD 12-7515) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SH 0076-1 A2 SST 020 and SH 0076-1 B2 020 SST. 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.
