Vinyl pressings
by The Prodigy · 1991
What Evil Lurks was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1991, the album's first year, in 2 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.
XLT-17-A1 PAULS' MT CSide A (Variant 1)
XLT-17-B-1 THE EXCHANGE MT CSide B (Variant 1)
XLT-17-A1 PAULS' MT HSide A (Variant 2)
XLT-17-B-1 THE EXCHANGE MT HSide B (Variant 2)
XLT 17 A DAMONTRun-out Etchings Side A
XLT 17 B DAMONTRun-out Etchings Side B
XLT-17-A1 PAULS' MTSide A runout
XLT-17-B-1 THE EXCHANGE MT SSide B runout
TORSO 12194 A HCP872813 A 08 30601 20 1A1Etchings side A
TORSO 12194 B HCP872813 A 08 30601 20 1B1Etchings side AA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Netherlands | Torso Dance Torso 12194First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1991 | UK | XL Recordings XLT-17First year12", EP, White Label, Promo · Promo | 12", EP, White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | XL Recordings XLT-17First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1991 | UK | XL Recordings XLT-17First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, White Label |
| 1991 | UK | XL Recordings XLT-17 / XL Recordings XLT 17First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | XL Recordings XLXV 150112", EP, White Label | 12", EP, White Label |
| 2004 | UK | XL Recordings XLXV 150112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2004 | UK | XL Recordings XLXV 150112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | XL Recordings XLT 1712", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | XL Recordings XLT-1712", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | XL Recordings XLT-1712", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
11 vinyl pressings of What Evil Lurks are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1991 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK, Netherlands. One of them is XL Recordings XLT-17, released February 25, 1991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XLT-17, Torso 12194) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLT-17-A1 PAULS' MT C and XLT-17-B-1 THE EXCHANGE MT C. 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.
