Vinyl pressings
by Les Baxter · 1969
Hell's Belles was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
ST1-5919-X4Runout A, hand-etched, variant 1
ST2-5919-W1 #2Runout B, hand-etched, variant 1
ST1-5919-W3 IAMSide A runout, variant 2
ST2-5919-W1 IAMSide B runout, variant 2
ST1-5919-ARunout A, hand-etched
ST2-5919-BRunout B, hand-etched
ST1-5919Label A
ST2-5919Label B
ST-5919-1 H3 B-11236Runout A, hand-etched
ST-5919-2 H3 B-11237Runout B, hand-etched
ST-5919Label A
ST-5919Label B
ST-5919-1 H3 B-11236Side A
ST-5919-2 H3 B-11236Side B
1-5919Side A Label
2-5919Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-6316 / Capitol Records ST 6316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Sidewalk ST-5919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Sidewalk ST-5919First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Sidewalk ST-5919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Sidewalk ST-5919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | Sidewalk ST-5919LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1999 | US | Sidewalk ST-5919LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Sidewalk ST-5919LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label12", White Label, Stereo | 12", White Label, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sidewalk ST-5919LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sidewalk ST-5919LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of Hell's Belles are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1969 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is Sidewalk ST-5919.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-5919, ST-6316) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1-5919-X4 and ST2-5919-W1 #2. 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.
