Belgium
April 1986- Label and catalog number
- Ambush Hl-401005Ambush 401005
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Kat · 1986
Metal And Hell 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.
2 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ZS3X 782 A KSide A
ZS3X 782 B KSide 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 | Poland | Klub Płytowy Razem RLP 013First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1986 | Poland | Klub Płytowy Razem RLP 013LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 1986 | Belgium | Ambush Hl-401005 / Ambush 401005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Poland | Pronit PLP 0045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Nuclear War Now! Productions ANTI-GOTH 076LP, Album, LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc, Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | Nuclear War Now! Productions ANTI-GOTH 076 / Dragonight PromotionsLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Poland | Metal Mind Productions MMPLP0775LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Poland | Metal Mind Productions MMPLP0775RLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Peru | Metal Brothers HTP00112", Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | 12", Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
| 2023 | US | Nuclear War Now! Productions ANTI-GOTH 076LP, Album, LP, Album, LP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, LP, Album, LP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Nuclear War Now! Productions ANTI-GOTH 076LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | US | Nuclear War Now! Productions ANTI-GOTH 076LP, Album, Test Pressing, LP, Album, Test Pressing, LP, Album, Test Pressing, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, LP, Album, Test Pressing, LP, Album, Test Pressing, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | US | Nuclear War Now! Productions ANTI-GOTH 076LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Poland | Pronit PLP 0045LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
14 vinyl pressings of Metal And Hell are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1986 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Belgium, Poland. One of them is Ambush Hl-401005, released April 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Hl-401005, RLP 013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.