Vinyl pressings
by Plasmatics · 1980
New Hope For The Wretched was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 13 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.
USE 9A - 1A EVERYONE A KILLERSide 1, Etched, Variant 1
USE 9B - 1A AIN'T NO FILLERSide 2, Etched, Variant 1
USE 9A - 1B EVERYONE A KILLERSide 1, Etched, Variant 2
USE 9B - 1A AIN'T NO FILLERSide 2, Etched, Variant 2
USE 9A-1A EVERYONE A KILLERSide One Etched
USE 9B-1A AIN'T NO FILLERSide Two Etched
USE 9A-1A EVERYONE A KILLERSide 1
USE 9B-1B AIN'T NO FILLERSide 2
SEEZ 24-A-1 C5259 EVERYONES A KILLER STEVE X⋀Runout side A
SEEZ 24-B-2 C5259 IIX AND NO FILLER... STEVERunout side B
EVERYONES A KILLER STEVE XXXIIIVariation 1: Hand-etchings Runout Side A
XXXX AND NO FILLER STEVEVariation 1: Hand-etchings Runout Side B
SEEZ 24-A-1 C5259Variation 1: Machine-stamped Runout Side A
SEEZ 24-B-2 C5259Variation 1: Machine-stamped Runout Side B
EVERYONES A KILLER STEVE XXXIIIHand-etchings Runout Side A
XXXX AND NO FILLER STEVEHand-etchings Runout Side B
SEEZ 24-A-1 C5259Machine-stamped Runout Side A
SEEZ 24-B-2 C5259Machine-stamped Runout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Stiff Records L-37480First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Stiff Records L-37480 / Stiff Records STF.37480LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Canada | Stiff Canada RIP-2000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Stiff Records 940 832First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Stiff Records 531005LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | Germany | Stiff Records SEEZ 24 / Stiff Records 6.24496 AOFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Stiff Records 15514First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Stiff Records 15514First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1980 | Hong Kong | Stiff Records SEEZ 24First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Stiff Records VIP-6749First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Stiff Records VIP-6749First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Stiff Records SEEZ 24First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Stiff Records SEEZ 24First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Stiff Records SEEZ 24 NPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Stiff Records SEEZ 24 NPFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV224LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV224LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP45LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP45LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered |
| 2014 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP-45LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | US | MVD Audio MVD6878LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | MVD Audio MVD6878LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS93LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue | LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue |
| 2018 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS93LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Stiff Records 6.24496 / Stiff Records 6.24496 BLLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Stiff Records 6.24496LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Stiff Records 6.24496LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Stiff Records 6.24496LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Stiff Records 6.24496LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Stiff Records 6.24496LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Stiff Records SEEZ 24LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
51 vinyl pressings of New Hope For The Wretched are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1980 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Stiff America USE 9.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use USE 9, SEEZ 24, L-37480, RIP-2000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, USE 9A - 1A EVERYONE A KILLER and USE 9B - 1A AIN'T NO FILLER. 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.
