Vinyl pressings
by Michael Bolton · 1987
The Hunger was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 8 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.
AL-40473-1B-DMM G2 MASTERDISK X33Side A Variant 1
BL-40473-1A-DMM G1 MASTERDISK al5Side B Variant 1
AL-40473-DMM-1A G1 MASTERDISK A12Side A Variant 2
BL-40473-1A-DMM G1 MASTERDISK A1Side B Variant 2
AL-40473-DMM-1A G1 MASTERDISK A14Side 1 runout, variant 1
BL-40473-1A-DMM G1 MASTERDISK A15Side 2 runout, variant 1
AL-40473-DMM-1A G1 MASTERDISK A18Side 1 runout, variant 2
BL-40473-1A-DMM G1 MASTERDISK B8Side 2 runout, variant 2
AL-40473 -1A2HZ: DM- 2Side A runout
BL-40473 -1A2HZ: DM-1Side B runout
AL 40473Side A label
BL 40473Side B label
28AP-3409A1 〄 CS 1 A 1SIDE 1
28AP-3409B1 1 A 1SIDE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Columbia 120 078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia | CBS 460163 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Discos CBS 231.117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS 460163 1 / CBS CBS 460163 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3409First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 460163 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Columbia BFC 40473 / Columbia C 40473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Columbia FC 40473 / Columbia C 40473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia FC 40473First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Africa | CBS ASF 3190LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 460163 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 460163 1LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | Venezuela | CBS CS-10.603LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | CBS 460163 1 / Suzy CBS 460163LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Africa | CBS ASF 3318LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | South Korea | Columbia CK 40473LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Columbia COL 460163 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of The Hunger are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1987 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia BFC 40473.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BFC 40473, FC 40473, 460163 1, 28AP 3409) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-40473-1B-DMM G2 MASTERDISK X33 and BL-40473-1A-DMM G1 MASTERDISK al5. 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.
