Vinyl pressings
by Nuclear Assault · 1989
Handle With Care 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.
4 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 3 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.
FLAG - 35 - A ✱ MAX.Side A runout variant 1
FLAG - 35 - B1 ✱ mAXSide B runout variant 1
FLAG - 35 - A ✱ MAX. •Side A runout variant 2
FLAG - 35 - • B. ✱ mAXSide B runout variant 2
FLAG - 35 - B1 ✱ mAXSide B, hand-etched
FLAG - 35 - A ✱ MAX.Side A, hand-etched
88561-3010-1-A 1-1 (SRC logo)Side A etched
88561-3010-1-B 1-1 (SRC logo)Side B etched
MPO 104621 ARunout Side 1
MPO 104621 BRunout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | France | N.E.W Musidisc 104621First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Under One Flag FLAG 35First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Under One Flag FLAG 35First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | US | In-Effect 88561-3010-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | Rock Brigade Records RBR 270/90 / Hurricane Records RBR 270/90LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK | Back On Black BOBV213LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | Back On Black BOBV213LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 458LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 458LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 458LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Century Media 19439901251LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Century Media 19439901321LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | US | Century Media 19439901301LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Century Media 19439901311LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Century Media 19439901251LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | In-Effect 88561-3010-1 / In-Effect 73LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Handle With Care are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1989 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, France. One of them is Under One Flag FLAG 35.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FLAG 35, 88561-3010-1, 104621) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FLAG - 35 - A ✱ MAX. and FLAG - 35 - B1 ✱ mAX. 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.
