Vinyl pressings
by Razor · 1985
Evil Invaders was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
VPR - 112 ASide A [Etched]: Variant 1
VPR - 112 BSide B [Etched]: Variant 1
VPR - 112 A D. (CR)Side A [Etched]: Variant 2
VPR - 112 B D. (CR)Side B [Etched]: Variant 2
VPR - 112 A D. ③Side A, etched
VPR - 112 B D. ③Side B, etched
RR 9732-A HC.BSide A
RR 9732-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Canada | Viper Records VPR 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Viper Records VPR 112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Roadrunner Records RR 9732 / Viper Records RR 9732First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Unknown | Storm From The Past Records SFTP 002LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Storm From The Past Records SFTP 002LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2017 | Unknown | Storm From The Past Records SFTP 002LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Unknown | Storm From The Past Records SFTP 002LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2017 | Unknown | Storm From The Past Records SFTP 002LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Unknown | Storm From The Past Records SFTP 002LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Canada | Unidisc ATM-0112LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Canada | Unidisc ATM-0112LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Hammerheart Records HHR 2019-54 / Attic ATM-0112LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Hammerheart Records HHR 2019-54LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Hammerheart Records HHR 2019-54 / Attic ATM-0112LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Hammerheart Records HHR 2019-54LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Evil Invaders are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1985 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Canada, Europe. One of them is Viper Records VPR 112.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VPR 112, RR 9732) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VPR - 112 A and VPR - 112 B. 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.
