Vinyl pressings
by Salt 'N' Pepa · 1986
Hot Cool Vicious was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, 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.
PL-1007-A - Pa - 11-86A side runout, etched
PL-1007-B - Pa - 11-86B side runout, etched
MASTERED BY TRUTONEBoth sides runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. PL1007 / Next Plateau Records Inc. PL 1007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. PL1007First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Europe | Metronome 834 741-1 / Next Plateau Records Inc. 834 741-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Netherlands | High Fashion Music 88.124LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Champion CHAMP 1007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. PL1007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Australasia | Next Plateau Records Inc. 834 569-1 / London Records 834 569-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | London Records 834 569-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Next Plateau Records Inc. 834 399-1 / London Records 834 399-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | London Records 834 569-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Champion CHAMP X 1007 / Champion CHAMP X1007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. PL1007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Japan | London Records L28P 1262LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | London Records L28P 1262LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Zimbabwe | London Records 834 596-1LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Island Records 602458669954LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Hot Cool Vicious are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1986 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US. One of them is Next Plateau Records Inc. PL1007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL1007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PL-1007-A - Pa - 11-86 and PL-1007-B - Pa - 11-86. 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.
