Vinyl pressings
by Root · 1991
Hell Symphony was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1991, 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.
& ME 1667/B 3Runout stamp Infernal side variant 1
& ME 1668/A 2Runout stamp Nocturnal side variant 1
& ME 1667/B 4Runout stamp Infernal side variant 2
& ME 1668/A 7Runout stamp Nocturnal side variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Zeras ZS 0005-1 311 / Zeras ZS 0006 - 1311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Germany | Kneel Before The Master's Throne Records KNEEL 006LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2007 | Germany | Kneel Before The Master's Throne Records KNEEL 006LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2007 | Germany | Kneel Before The Master's Throne Records KNEEL 006LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | The Crypt CRYPT 32LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2012 | US | The Crypt CRYPT 32LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | The Crypt CRYPT 32LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2016 | US | Eternal Death DEATH 020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Eternal Death DEATH 020LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sweden | I Hate Records IHATE189LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Sweden | I Hate Records IHATE189LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
11 vinyl pressings of Hell Symphony are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1991 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in Czechoslovakia. One of them is Zeras ZS 0005-1 311.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS 0005-1 311) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, & ME 1667/B 3 and & ME 1668/A 2. 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.
