US
1998- Label and catalog number
- Hydra Head Records HH666-28
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Drowningman · 1998
Busy Signal At The Suicide Hotline was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. 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 1998, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-28First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1998 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-28First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-28LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1998 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-28First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-28LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-28LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited |
| 2013 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-28LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-28LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-39LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-39LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-39LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-39LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-39LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-39LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2023 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-39LP, 45 RPM, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Iodine Recordings IOD-39LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Busy Signal At The Suicide Hotline are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1998 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in US. One of them is Hydra Head Records HH666-28.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HH666-28) 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.