Vinyl pressings
by The Jeff Healey Band · 1990
Hell To Pay was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 12 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.
08 30153 20 1A1 210815Side A runout, stamped
08 30153 20 1B1 210815Side B runout, stamped
S 210 815 A 08 030153-20-1Side A label
S 210 815 A 08 030153-20-2Side B label
AL 8632-SA-DMM - SR1 1-2 Sterling DMMA Side runout, variant 1
AL 8632-SB-DMM - SR1 1-2 Sterling DMMB Side runout, variant 1
AL 8632-SA-DMM - SR1 1-2 STERLING DMM GCA Side runout, variant 2
AL 8632 SB DMM - SR1 2-2EX STERLING DMM GCB Side runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | Arista TLP-90241First yearLP | LP |
| 1990 | Australia | Arista AL 8632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Brazil | Arista 150 8072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Canada | Arista AL-8632LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1990 | Canada | Arista AL-8632LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1990 | Canada | Arista AL-8632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Canada | Arista AL-8632LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1990 | Colombia | Arista 28(0131)00028First yearLP | LP |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Popron 50 008-1 / Arista 210 815First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | Arista 210 815 / Arista 210815First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | Arista 47 242 3 / Arista 210 815LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1990 | Greece | Arista 74051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | South Africa | Arista AST (L) 223 / Arista AST (L) 223First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | South Korea | Seoul Records SAPR-087 / Arista AL-8632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Spain | Arista 5C 210 815 / Arista 210815 (5)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Hell To Pay are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Europe, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Arista 210 815.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 210 815, AL-8632, TLP-90241, AL 8632) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 08 30153 20 1A1 210815 and 08 30153 20 1B1 210815. 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.
