UK
May 29, 1990- Label and catalog number
- PWL Records HF 14
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
HF-14-A² ✱ 2 MAX NICKZSide A runout
HF-14-B² ✱ 1 MAXSide B runout

Vinyl pressings
by Jason Donovan · 1990
Between The Lines was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 17 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.
HF-14-A² ✱ 2 MAX NICKZSide A runout
HF-14-B² ✱ 1 MAXSide B runout
SWPR 010 ASide A
SWPR 010 BSide B
DMX 73103 @2BSide A runout
DMX 73104 @2CSide B runout
SMX-73103Side A label
SMX-73104Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | RCA TLP-90237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Brazil | Stiletto 492.008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | PWL Records HF 14 / PWL Empire 9031-71778-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | France | PWL Records CBS 466 953 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Greece | Ariola ARIOLA 73028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Hong Kong | PWL Records HF 14First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Italy | PWL Records 466954 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Netherlands | PWL Records PWLP 019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Portugal | Edisom, Lda. 620565First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Scandinavia | PWL Records HF 14 / PWL Empire HF-14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | South Africa | PWL Records PWL 3008 / The David Gresham Record Company PWL 3008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Spain | Epic EPC 466 977-1 / Epic 466 977 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Spain | Epic 466977 1 / Epic EPC 466977-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK | PWL Records HF 14First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | ZKP RTVL LL 1920 / PWL Records LL 1920First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Between The Lines are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, South Korea, Australia, Argentina and more. One of them is PWL Records HF 14, released May 29, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HF 14, SWPR-010, TVL 93319, TLP-90237) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HF-14-A² ✱ 2 MAX NICKZ and HF-14-B² ✱ 1 MAX. 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.