Vinyl pressings
by The Hives · 2025
The Hives Forever Forever The Hives was first pressed on vinyl in 2025. 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 2025, 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.
BP36134-01 A1 PIASR 1579LPSide A runout
BP36210-01 B1 PIASR 1579LPXSide B runout
PIASR 1579LP BP36134-01 A1 KR 1|+Side A runout, etched
PIASR 1579LP BP36134-01 B1 KR 1|+Side B runout, etched
BP36134-01 A1 KR PIASR 1579LP =1Side A runout, variant 1
BP36134-01 B1 KR PIASR 1579LP V+Side B runout, variant 1
BP36134-01 A1 KR PIASR 1579LP 1=Side A runout, variant 2
BP36134-01 B1 KR PIASR 1579LP 1=Side B runout, variant 2
302455E1/A 02265383Side A runout
302455E2/A 02298035Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USA & Canada | Play It Again SamLP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2025 | Europe | Play It Again Sam PIASR1579LPXFirst yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Play It Again Sam PIASR1579LPSFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Play It Again Sam PIASR1579LP / Play It Again Sam PIASR1579LPCFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Play It Again Sam PIASR1579LP / Disques Hives PIASR1579LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2025 | Europe | Play It Again Sam PIASR1579LPLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2025 | Japan | Play It Again Sam PIASR1579LPCJ / Play It Again Sam PIASR1579LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Scandinavia | Play It Again Sam PIASR1579LP / Play It Again PIASR1579LPSWFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Play It Again Sam BLOOD509First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc |
| 2025 | USA & Canada | Play It Again Sam PIASR1579LPUSFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Play It Again Sam PIASR1579LPRTFirst yearLP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of The Hives Forever Forever The Hives are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2025, in Europe, UK, Japan, Scandinavia and more. One of them is Play It Again Sam PIASR1579LPX, released August 29, 2025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PIASR1579LPX, PIASR1579LPS, PIASR1579LP, BLOOD509) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BP36134-01 A1 PIASR 1579LP and BP36210-01 B1 PIASR 1579LPX. 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.
