Vinyl pressings
by Jacco Gardner · 2015
Hypnophobia was first pressed on vinyl in 2015. 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 2015, the album's first year, in 3 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.
TOMOGE! (Etched): 12026 1A EXCEL 96412Runout Side A
TOMOGE! (Etched): 12026 1B EXCEL 96412Runout Side B
TOMOGE! (Etched): 12026 1A EXCEL 96412Runout Side A
TOMOGE! (Etched): 12026 1B EXCEL 96412Runout Side B
A: FTH 228 LP A-1 12026 1A EXCEL 96412
B: FTH 228 LP B-1 12026 1B EXCEL 96412
FTH 228 LP A1 12026 1A EXCEL 96412Runout Side A
FTH 228 LP B1 12026 1B EXCEL 96412Runout Side B
TOMOGE! (Etched):12026 1A EXCEL 96412Runout Side A
TOMOGE! (Etched): 12026 1B EXCEL 96412Runout Side B
1520802 EXCEL96413Runout CD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Netherlands | Polyvinyl Record Company PRC-298 / Excelsior Recordings EXCEL96412First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Full Time Hobby FTH228LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, CD · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, CD · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Full Time Hobby FTH228LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Full Time Hobby FTH228LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | UK | Full Time Hobby FTH228LPLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2015 | US | Polyvinyl Record CompanyLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | Netherlands | Polyvinyl Record Company PRC-298 / Excelsior Recordings EXCEL96412LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, CD, Album · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, CD, Album · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Polyvinyl Record Company PRC-298 / Excelsior Recordings EXCEL96412First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Polyvinyl Record Company PRC-298 / Excelsior Recordings EXCEL96412First yearLP, Album, CD, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, CD, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 2015 | US | Polyvinyl Record Company PRC-298 / Excelsior Recordings EXCEL96412First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2019 | UK | Full Time Hobby FTH228LPALP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK | Full Time Hobby FTH228LPALP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Hypnophobia are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2015 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in US, UK, Netherlands. One of them is Polyvinyl Record Company PRC-298, released May 5, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRC-298, FTH228LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TOMOGE! (Etched): 12026 1A EXCEL 96412 and TOMOGE! (Etched): 12026 1B EXCEL 96412. 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.
