Vinyl pressings
by DHS · 1990
The House Of God 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.
4 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
HGN-40-0 A F/W RCE 29519(3)A-Side Runout Etching
HGN-40-0 A F/W RCE 29520(3)B-Side Runout Etching
HGN-40-0 C F/W RCE 29521(3)C-Side Runout Etching
HGN-40-0 C̶D F/W RCE 29522(3)D-Side Runout Etching
HGM-40,000-A.RE.L C1 G1 M A3A Side [Etched]
HGM-40,000-B.C1 G1 T A8B Side [Etched]
HGN40-BB Side Label
HGN40-CC Side Label
HGN-40-0 A F/W RCE 29519 (3)...
HGN-40-0-B F/W RCE 29520 (3)...
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 | US | Hangman Records HANGMAN40 / Hangman Records HGN40-0First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | US | Hangman Records HGM 40,000First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | US | Hangman Records HANGMAN40 / Hangman Records HGN40First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | US | Hangman Records HANGMAN40 / Hangman Records HGN40-0First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | US | Hangman Records HANGMAN40 / Hangman Records HGN40-012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1991 | Belgium | R & S Records RS 9115 / R & S Records RS 912512", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Italy | X-Energy Records X - 1209912", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Italy | X-Energy Records X-1209912", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Italy | X-Energy Records X 1209912", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1991 | US | Hangman Records HGM 40,000 RE12" | 12" |
| 1992 | Belgium | ETC ETC 12612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1992 | Italy | Extreme Records TM 01512", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 1992 | Italy | Extreme Records TM 01512", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1995 | Belgium | R & S Records RS 9115 / R & S Records RS 912512", 45 RPM, Partially Mixed, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Partially Mixed, Reissue |
| 1996 | UK | Missile Records MISSILE 13 / Missile Records MISSILE1312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Germany | Groove Zone GZ006-612" | 12" |
| 2001 | Europe | Club Tools 013259-0 CLU / Club Tools 0132590CLU12" | 12" |
| 2001 | Germany | Club Tools 0133500CLU12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | Germany | Not On Label (DHS)12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2001 | Germany | Not On Label (DHS)12", Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2001 | Italy | D:vision Records DVDM 28612" | 12" |
| 2001 | Spain | Le Club CLUB493-312" | 12" |
| 2001 | US | Tino Corp. TINO-200112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | Netherlands | Digi White DIGI 039-1212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | Spain | Le Club CLUB924-312" | 12" |
| 2008 | UK | Missile Records Missile 6712", Limited Edition, Promo, Unofficial Release, Single Sided · Unofficial, Promo, Limited | 12", Limited Edition, Promo, Unofficial Release, Single Sided · Unofficial, Promo, Limited |
| 2008 | Germany | Poker Flat Recordings PFR 10012", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2008 | Germany | Poker Flat Recordings PFR10012" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Netherlands | High Fashion Music MS 48412", Special Edition, Stereo | 12", Special Edition, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Italy | Groovin Recordings GR-129912", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Groove Zone 0612", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| ? | Belgium | R & S Records RS 9115 / R & S Records RS 912512", 45 RPM, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue |
35 vinyl pressings of The House Of God are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1990 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US. One of them is Hangman Records HANGMAN40.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HANGMAN40, HGM 40,000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HGN-40-0 A F/W RCE 29519(3) and HGN-40-0 A F/W RCE 29520(3). 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.
