US
1990- Label and catalog number
- Mercury 879 745-1
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Vinyl pressings
by DFP · 1990
Hallelujah 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.
7 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 3 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.
007 DMD-6525 A-1Runout side A stamped
007 DMD-6525 B-1Runout side B stamped
OIC DMD-8492 A-1Runout A, stamped
C1C DMD-8492 B-1Runout B, stamped
D-8492 ALabel A
D-8492 BLabel B
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 | Blow Up INT 125.786First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | Blow Up INT 125.792First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | Blow Up INT 110.904First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1990 | Germany | Blow Up 6525First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Netherlands | BITE Records 145.809-5First year12" | 12" |
| 1990 | US | Mercury 879 745-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | US | Big Life 879 745-112", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | US | Mercury 879 745-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | Australia | Polydor 879536-77" | 7" |
| 1991 | Germany | Big Life12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1991 | UK | Big Life DFP 1 T12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | UK | Big Life DFP PROMO 112", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | Big Life DFP 1 / Big Life 879536-77", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Hallelujah are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1990 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, Germany, Netherlands. One of them is Mercury 879 745-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 879 745-1, INT 125.786, INT 125.792, INT 110.904) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.