Vinyl pressings
by The Cure · 1987
Hot Hot Hot !!! was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, 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.
ST-ED-5273 A-1 sf/atl.Runout side A, hand-etched, variant 1
ST-ED-66783 A3 sf/atl.Runout side B, hand-etched, variant 1
ST-ED-5273 A-1 sf/atl. [SRC logo]Runout side A, variant 2
ST-ED-5273 A-1 sf/atl. [SRC logo]Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Elektra ED 5273First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | Argentina | Polydor 887330-112", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Argentina | Polydor 887330-112", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra 96 942477", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra 96 942477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Philippines | Polydor 867 329-77", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1988 | Philippines | Polydor EP-PRO-8443 / Fiction Records 887 330-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Spain | Fiction Records 887 330-112", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Fiction Records FICSDJ 28 / Fiction Records 887 329-77", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Elektra 7-694247", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Elektra 7-694247", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Elektra ED 527312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra 96 6783012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Fiction Records 887 330-112", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | Fiction Records 887 329-7 / Fiction Records FICSDJ 287", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
25 vinyl pressings of Hot Hot Hot !!! are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US. One of them is Elektra ED 5273.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ED 5273) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-ED-5273 A-1 sf/atl. and ST-ED-66783 A3 sf/atl.. 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.
