Vinyl pressings
by The Smiths · 1983
Hand In Glove was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
RT 131 A1 KISS MY SHADES . A PORKY PRIME CUT ∴Side A runout, hand-etched / stamped
RT 131 B1 KISS MY SHADES TOO . PORKY ∴Side B runout, hand-etched / stamped
RT 131 A1 KISS MY SHADES A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout
RT 131 B1 KISS MY SHADES TOO PORKYSide B runout
RT 131 A-2U-1-1-1Side A runout
RT 131 A1 KISS MY SHADES . A PORKY PRIME CUT ∴Side A Runout, hand-etched / stamped
RT 131 B1 KISS MY SHADES TOO . PORKY ∴Side B Runout, hand-etched / stamped
RT 131 A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. Λ KISS MY SHADES.Side A Runout
RT 131 B1 PORKY. Λ KISS MY SHADES TOO.Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | Rough Trade RT 131First year7", White Label | 7", White Label |
| 1983 | UK | Rough Trade RT 131First year7", White Label | 7", White Label |
| 1983 | UK | Rough Trade RT 131First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | UK | Rough Trade RT 131 / Rough Trade RT131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Rough Trade RT 131 / Rough Trade RT131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Rough Trade RT 131 / Rough Trade RT131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | Rough Trade RT 1317", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Rough Trade RT 1317", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Rough Trade RT 1317", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Rough Trade RT 1317", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Rough Trade RT 1317", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Rough Trade RT 1317", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK | Rhino Records RHN 1317", 45 RPM, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2008 | UK | Rhino Records RHN 1317", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Rhino UK 25646655367", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Rough Trade RT 1317", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Hand In Glove are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1983 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK. One of them is Rough Trade RT 131, released May 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RT 131) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RT 131 A1 KISS MY SHADES . A PORKY PRIME CUT ∴ and RT 131 B1 KISS MY SHADES TOO . PORKY ∴. 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.
