Vinyl pressings
by The Hellacopters · 1997
Payin' The Dues was first pressed on vinyl in 1997. 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 1997, 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.
JAZZ 004 LP A₂ HÅLL KÄFTEN SKUTT! BA-CR Audiodisc 970826Side A runout, etched
JAZZ 004 LP - B BA-CR VA? HÅLL KÄFTEN, V̲A̲R̲G̲E̲N̲ ERE JU! Audiodisc 970818Side B runout, etched
JAZZ 004 LP A2 Audiodisc 970826 HÅLL KÄFTEN SKUTT! BA-CRSide A runouts, etched
JAZZ 004 LP - B Audiodisc 970818 BA-CR VA? HÅLL KÄFTEN. VARGEN E RE JU!Side B runouts, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sweden | White Jazz Records JAZZ004LPLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1997 | Sweden | White Jazz Records JAZZ004LPLP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1997 | Sweden | White Jazz Records JAZZ004LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | Sweden | White Jazz Records JAZZ004LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1997 | Sweden | White Jazz Records JAZZ004LPFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | Sweden | White Jazz Records JAZZ 004LPFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | US | Sub Pop SP 481LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sweden | Universal Music 060255737169LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2017 | Sweden | White Jazz Records Jazz 004LP / Universal Music 0602557371697LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Sweden | White Jazz Records JAZZ 004LPLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Sweden | White Jazz Records JAZZ 004LPLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Sweden | White Jazz Records JAZZ 004LPLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Sweden | White Jazz Records JAZZ 004LPLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Sweden | White Jazz Records JAZZ 004LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Sweden | White Jazz Records JAZZ 004LPLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Payin' The Dues are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1997 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1997, in Sweden. One of them is White Jazz Records JAZZ004LP, released October 1, 1997.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JAZZ004LP, JAZZ 004LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JAZZ 004 LP A₂ HÅLL KÄFTEN SKUTT! BA-CR Audiodisc 970826 and JAZZ 004 LP - B BA-CR VA? HÅLL KÄFTEN, V̲A̲R̲G̲E̲N̲ ERE JU! Audiodisc 970818. 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.
