Vinyl pressings
by Sphinx · 1995
What Hope Have I was first pressed on vinyl in 1995. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1995, the album's first year, in 6 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.
JA CHAMPX 12 318 -A ̷C̷1 PR-M Pa8443A side runout
CHAMPX 12 318 -B ̷-̷D̷1̷ PR-M P4B side runout
CHAMPX 12.318 AA side label
CHAMPX 12.318 BB side label
CHAMP 12 318 - A1 JA PR-M Pa 8444 P2A side runout etched
CHAMP 12 318 - B1 PR-M Pa 8444 P2B side runout etched
CHAMP 12.318 AA side label
CHAMP 12.318 BB side label
CHAMP 12.318 - A1 JA PR-MA side runout etched
CHAMP 12.318 - B1 PR-MB side runout etched
CHAMP 12.318 - C1 JA PR-MC side runout etched
CHAMP 12.318 - D1 PR-MD side runout etched
CHAMP 318A AA BAJA side runout etched
CHAMP318B AA BAJB side runout etched
SRC (logo)A & B runouts machine stamped
474057 -6 A DFI 95- 3Runout side A stamped
474057 -6 B DFI 95- 3Runout side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Denmark | Champion/Smart CHAMP 12.318 / srcx30First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1995 | France | Mascotte Music 474 057.6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | Germany | Ariola 74321 27365 1First year12" | 12" |
| 1995 | Italy | D:vision Records DVR 101First year12" | 12" |
| 1995 | Italy | D:vision Records DV 101First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | UK | Champion CHAMP 12.318First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1995 | UK | Champion CHAMP 12.318 / Champion CHAMP 12 318First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1995 | US | Champion US CHAMP 318-1 / Champion USCHAMP 318-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | UK | Champion CHAMPX 12 318 / Champion CHAMPX 12.318First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Champion CHAMPDJ.78712", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | UK | Champion CHAMPDJ.78712", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2007 | UK | Champion CHAMPC120712", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, CD, Enhanced · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, CD, Enhanced · Limited |
12 vinyl pressings of What Hope Have I are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1995 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1995, in UK, US, France, Germany and more. One of them is Champion CHAMPX 12 318, released March 13, 1995.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHAMPX 12 318, CHAMP 12.318, US CHAMP 318-1, 474 057.6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JA CHAMPX 12 318 -A ̷C̷1 PR-M Pa8443 and CHAMPX 12 318 -B ̷-̷D̷1̷ PR-M P4. 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.
