Vinyl pressings
by Faster Pussycat · 1989
House Of Pain was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST-E-64995-A1Scribed in runout side A
ST-E-64995-B1Scribed in runout side B
STE69237-A-1Scratched out matrix #'s in runout side A
STE69237-B-1Scratched out matrix #'s in runout side B
ED 5430-A-1Etched, A side, variant 1
ED 5430-B-1Etched, B side, variant 1
STED 5430 A-1 1-2Etched, A side, variant 2
STED5430B-1 1-2Etched, B side, variant 2
EKR-112-A-1 MTSide A
EKR-112-B-1 MTSide B
MX 304869Scribed in runout side A
MX 304870Scribed in runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Elektra 7-64995First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Elektra 7559-64995-7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | Elektra 1.218First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Spain | Elektra 7559-64967-0First year12" | 12" |
| 1989 | UK | Elektra EKR112 / Elektra 7559 64953-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | US | Elektra 7-64995First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Elektra ED 5430First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Elektra ED-543012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Elektra 7559-64967-012", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Elektra EKR112(T) / Elektra EKR112T12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of House Of Pain are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Elektra 7-64995.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-64995, ED 5430, EKR112, 7559-64995-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-E-64995-A1 and ST-E-64995-B1. 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.
