Vinyl pressings
by Girlschool · 1986
Nightmare At Maple Cross was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 11 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.
B-6167 A-1A side runout, variant 1
020 B-6167 B 1B side runout, variant 1
B-6167 A-1 SOUND CLINICA side runout, variant 2
B-6167 B-1 JONZ 020B side runout, variant 2
SMX-66677 RG2A JLSide A, Etched
SMX-66678 RG2A JLSide B, Etched
CL 1034-ASide A, etched
CL 1034-BSide B, etched
RR 9671-A и.c.ßHand Etched Side A
RR 9671-B и.c.ßHand Etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | GWR Records L-38643First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Cobra CL 1034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | GWR Records RR 9671 / Roadrunner Records RR 9671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | GWR Records 24703First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | GWR Records GWLP 2LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Italy | GWR Records GWR 20552 / CGD 2C GWR 20552-ILFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | GWR Records VIL-28058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | GWR Records VIL-28058First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | New Zealand | GWR Records L 38643First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Scandinavia | GWR Records GWLP 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | GWR Records GWLP 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | GWR Records GWLP 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Roadrunner Records RR 9671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | GWR Records PAL-1236B-DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | GWR Records PAL-1236 / Profile Records PAL-1236LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Nightmare At Maple Cross are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1986 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is GWR Records GWLP 2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GWLP 2, RR 9671, PAL-1236B-DJ, L-38643) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B-6167 A-1 and 020 B-6167 B 1. 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.
