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.
2 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year. 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.
7PRO-8302[scratched out]-S-45-X502107-P-1 9605 MᶜM MASTERED BY EMI/ᴬ 0Side A Runouts
7PRO-8302[scratched out]-S-45-X502107A-P-1 #2 MASTERED BY EMI/ᴬ 9606 0Side B Runouts
X502107Side A label
X502107ASide B label
SPRO-9575-P-1 MASTERED BY EMI/A M.M ()Side A runouts
SPRO-9574-P-2 MASTERED BY EMI/A M.M ()Side B runouts
X502107Label side A
X502107ALabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | EMI America B-8302 / EMI America 7PRO-9605First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | EMI America SPRO-9574 / EMI America SPRO-9575First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | EMI EMI-1693 / EMI EMI.16937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | EMI EMI-1693 / EMI EMI.16937", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | EMI America S 75139 / EMI America S-7513912", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | EMI America B-83027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Europe | EMI 1A 006-20 1057 7 / EMI 006 20 1057 77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Ireland | EMI KB 37", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | New Zealand | EMI EMI 9127", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | EMI KB3 / EMI KB 37", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | EMI 12 KB 312", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1986 | UK | EMI 12 KB 312", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1986 | US | EMI America B-83027", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | EMI KB 37", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label |
| 1986 | Europe | EMI 1C 006 20 1057 7 / EMI 20 1057 77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Hounds Of Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US. One of them is EMI America B-8302.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B-8302, SPRO-9574) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7PRO-8302[scratched out]-S-45-X502107-P-1 9605 MᶜM MASTERED BY EMI/ᴬ 0 and 7PRO-8302[scratched out]-S-45-X502107A-P-1 #2 MASTERED BY EMI/ᴬ 9606 0. 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.
