Vinyl pressings
by Kate Bush · 1985
Hounds Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
48 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 26 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.
EJ 2403841 A-4U-1-1 TOWNHOUSESide A, variant 1
EJ 2403841 B-5U-1-1-1 TOWNHOUSE CUSide B, variant 1
EJ 2403841 A-1-1-1 TOWNHOUSESide A, variant 2
EJ 2403841 B-6U-1-3 TOWNHOUSESide B, variant 2
EJ 2403841 A-9C-1-1- DDSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
EJ 2403841 B-10-1- DSide B runout, stamped, variant 1
EJ2403841 ASide A label
EJ2403841 BSide B label
EJ 2403841 A-Side A runout (var 1), stamped
EJ 2403841 B-1U-1-1Side B runout (var 1), stamped
EJ 2403841 A-9C-1-1Side A runout (var 2), stamped
EJ 2403841 B-1U-1-2Side B runout (var 2), stamped
240384 1 A 21 C M9 350665 2Side A stamped
240384 1 B 21 C M9 350666 2Side B stamped
EJ 2403841 A-4U-1-1 TOWNHOUSESide A runout, stamped/etched
EJ 2403841 B-6U-1-1 TOWNHOUSESide B runout, stamped/etched
ST-1-17171 Z-3 #2 ES_ 0Runout A, variant 1
ST-2-17171 Z-9 #3 ES_ MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout B, variant 1
ST-1-17171 Z-3 #2 ES_ 0Runout A, variant 2
ST-2-17171 Z-8 #4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | EMI 81 2403841 8344 / EMI 8344 81 2403841First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Argentina | EMI 81 2403841 / EMI 8344First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI EMC.240384 / EMI EMC-240384First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | EMI 31C 064 240384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | EMI America ST-517171LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Canada | EMI America ST-17171 / EMI America ST 17171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | EMI America ST 17171First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI 062-24 0 3841 / EMI 1C 062-24 0384 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI 1C 062-24 0384 1 / EMI 062 24 0 3841First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI 43 268 2, 1C 062-24 0384 1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI 1C 062-24 0384 1 / EMI 24 0384 1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI 1C 064-24 0384 1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI 1C 062-24 0384 1 / EMI 062 24 0 3841First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI 062-24 0384 1 / EMI 1C 062 24 0384 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI 1C 062 24 0384 1 / EMI 062-24 0384 1First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | US | EMI America S11-56856 / EMI America ST-17171LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1997 | UK | EMI 7243 8 21406 1 0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 290LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Audio Fidelity AFZLP 087LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | Audio Fidelity AFZLP 087LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Audio Fidelity AFZLP 087LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Remastered · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Remastered · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Audio Fidelity AFZLP-087LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | US | Audio Fidelity AFZLP 087LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Fish People 0190295593865LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Fish People 0190296729041 / Fish People 0190295593865LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | EMI 062-24 0384 1 / EMI 1C 062 24 0384 1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Fish People 5057998201037 / Fish People FP5LPXLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Fish People 5057998268641 / Fish People FP5LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | UK & Ireland | Fish People FP5XAB / Fish People 5057998612161LP, Single Sided, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Single Sided, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Fish People FP5LPSE / Fish People 5057998501779LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Fish People 5057998201037 / Fish People FP5LPXLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2024 | Argentina | Fish People 077774616416 / Plaza Independencia Música 077774616416LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | UK & Europe | Fish People FP5LPC / Fish People 5057998200924LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Worldwide | Fish People 5057998201037 / Fish People FP5LPXLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | EMI 062-24 0384 1 / EMI 1C 062 24 0384 1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Audio Fidelity AFZLP 087LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
80 vinyl pressings of Hounds Of Love are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1985 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US, Zimbabwe, Australia and more. One of them is EMI KAB1, released September 16, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KAB1, ST-17171, EMCJ(D) 2403841, EMC.240384) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EJ 2403841 A-4U-1-1 TOWNHOUSE and EJ 2403841 B-5U-1-1-1 TOWNHOUSE CU. 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.
