Vinyl pressings
by Nine Inch Nails · 1989
Pretty Hate Machine was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, 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.
MASTERDISK TD TVT-2610-A-2 1-1Runout, side A, variant 1
TVT-2610-B-2 1-1Runout, side B, variant 1
MASTERDISK TD TVT-2610-A-1 Emw #05257XRunout, side A, variant 2
TVT-2610-B-RE1 Emw #05257XRunout, side B, variant 2
TVT-2610-A-2 I- MASTERDISK TDSide-A, etched
TVT-2610-B-2 I-Side-B, etched
TVT-2610-A-2 1-2 MASTERDISK TDSide-A, etched [variant 1]
TVT-2610-B-2 1-2Side-B, etched [variant 1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | US | TVT Records TVT 2610-1 / TVT Records TVT 2610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | TVT Records TVT 2610-1 / TVT Records TVT 2610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Germany | Island Records 211 314 / Island Records 211314-8LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9973LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1991 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9973 / Island Records 848 358-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | TVT Records PRLP CID 9973-01LP, Picture Disc, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| 2006 | US | Not On Label RLP10836LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2006 | US | Rykodisc RLP 10836-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | The Bicycle Music Company B0015099-01LP, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2010 | US | UMe B0015099-01LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| 2011 | US | UMe B0015767-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | US | The Bicycle Music Company B0015767-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2011 | US | The Bicycle Music Company B0015767-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | US | The Bicycle Music Company BMC 2611LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2011 | US | The Bicycle Music Company B0015767-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Europe | Universal Music Group International 0602527749921 / The Bicycle Music Company 0602527749921LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | TVT Records TVT 2610-1 / TVT Records TVT 2610LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
17 vinyl pressings of Pretty Hate Machine are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1989 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US. One of them is TVT Records TVT 2610-1, released October 20, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TVT 2610-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERDISK TD TVT-2610-A-2 1-1 and TVT-2610-B-2 1-1. 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.
