Vinyl pressings
by Madness · 2025
Hit Parade was first pressed on vinyl in 2025. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 2025, 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.
WVMM034LP 408536 1ASide A runout
WVMM034LP 408536 1BSide B runout
WVMM034LP 408536 1CSide C runout
WVMM034LP 408536 1DSide D runout
408535 1A WVMM037LPSide A etched runout
408535 1B WVMM037LPSide B etched runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UK | WVMM WVMM036LPFirst yearLP, Compilation, LP, Compilation, Box Set · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, LP, Compilation, Box Set · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | WVMM WVMM039LPFirst yearLP, Compilation, LP, Compilation, 7", Single, Box Set · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, LP, Compilation, 7", Single, Box Set · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | WVMM WVMM034LPFirst yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | WVMM WVMM035LPFirst yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | WVMM WVMM037LPFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 2025 | Worldwide | WVMM WVMM038LPFirst yearLP, Compilation, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc | LP, Compilation, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc |
| 2025 | UK | WVMM WVMM040LPFirst yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | WVMM WVMM044LPFirst yearLP, Record Store Day, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Record Store Day, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | WVMM WVMM042LPFirst yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | WVMM WVMM043LP / WVMM WVMM037LPFirst yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Hit Parade are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2025, in UK, Worldwide. One of them is WVMM WVMM036LP, released November 21, 2025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WVMM036LP, WVMM039LP, WVMM034LP, WVMM035LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WVMM034LP 408536 1A and WVMM034LP 408536 1B. 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.
