Vinyl pressings
by Helloween · 1988
I Want Out was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
N 0126-5-ASide A, stamped
SNB 020 C-4737A-1Side A, hand-etched
N 0126-5-BSide B, stamped
SNB 020 C-4737B-1Side B, hand-etched
N 0126-5-A SNBSide A, stamped & etched
N 0126-5-B SNBSide B, stamped & etched
020C-4738B-1 IISide A
020C-4738B-1 IIISide B
SNB N 0126-6-ARunout, side A, etched
SNB N 0126-6-BRunout, side B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | France | Accord 102156First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | Germany | Noise International N 0126-8 / Noise International 12 HELLO 2First year12", Picture Disc · Picture disc | 12", Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1988 | Germany | Noise International N 0126-6 / Noise International 7 HELLO 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Germany | Noise International N 0126-6 / Noise International SPV 01-4724First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1988 | Germany | Noise International N 0126-57", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Germany | Noise International N 0126-512", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Germany | Noise International 7 Hello 2 / Noise International N 0126-6First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1988 | Germany | Noise International N-0126-6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Noise International P HELLO 2 / Noise International N 0126-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Shape, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1988 | UK | Noise International 12 HELLO 2First year12" · Colored vinyl | 12" · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | UK | Noise International 7 Hello 2First year7" | 7" |
| 1988 | UK | Noise International 12 HELLO 2First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | UK | Noise International N 0126-S / Noise International P HELLO 2First year7", 45 RPM, Shape, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1988 | UK & Europe | Noise International 7 HELLO 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | US | Noise International 8787-1-RDAA / Noise International 8787-1-RDAA-AFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of I Want Out are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Germany, UK, US, France and more. One of them is Noise International N 0126-5, released October 24, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use N 0126-5, N 0126-8, N 0126-6, 7 Hello 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N 0126-5-A and SNB 020 C-4737A-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.
