Vinyl pressings
by The Undertones · 1980
Hypnotised was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 13 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.
SRK 6088 A-1 1 A PORKY PRIME CUT W-7 MORE ROCKING HUM DINGERSSide A runout, variant 1
SRK 6088 B-1 2 A PORKY PRIME CUT W-9Side B runout, variant 1
SRK 6088 A-1 1 A PORKY PRIME CUT MORE ROCKING HUM DINGERS W - 3Side A runout, variant 2
SRK 6088 B-1 1 A PORKY PRIME CUT W - 4Side B runout, variant 2
STERLING GC ✲ ✲ SRK•1•6088-LW2•Runout Side A, variant 1
STERLING SRK 2 6088-LW4• ✲ ✲Runout Side B, variant 1
SRK.1.6088-LW2. 1 STERLING GC. ✲ ✲Runout Side A, variant 2
SRK 2 6088-LW4. 1 ✲ ✲ STERLINGRunout Side B, variant 2
STERLING SRK•1•6088-WW2 •Runout side A, variant 1
STERLING SRK 2 6088-WW2 #2 •Runout side B, variant 1
SRK•1•6088-WW2 ─◁ STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
SRK•2•6088-WW2 #2 ─◁ STERLINGRunout side B, variant 2
SRK 1-6088-JW1 #3 0 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
SRK 2 6088-JW2 0 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
SRK.1-6088-JW1 #3 0 STERLING GC.Side A runout, variant 2
SRK.2.6088.JW2 #3 0 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
XSR-6088A TLC-ASide A runout
XSR.6088B. TLC-ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Sire SRK 6088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Sire XSR-6088 / Sire XSR 6088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Sire 2C 070 63828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Sire 202 203 / Sire 202 203-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Sire 202 203-320 / Sire 202 203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ireland | Sire SRK 6088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Sire RJ 7671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Sire RJ 7671First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Sire WBN 56821First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Sire SRK 6088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Sire SRK 6088 NP / Sire SRK 6088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Portugal | Sire SRK 6088 NPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Portugal | Sire SRK 6088 NPFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Sire SRK 6088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Sire S 60.417First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | UK | Dojo Limited DOJOLP 19210", Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | 10", Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| 1994 | UK | Dojo Limited DOJOLP 19210", Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue · Limited | 10", Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Salvo SALVOLPV007LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Europe | Salvo SALVOLPV007LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | BMG BMGCAT776LPX / Ardeck BMGCAT776LPXLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Sire SRK 6088LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Europe | EMI 1C 038 15 7643 1 / Ardeck 038 15 7643 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
29 vinyl pressings of Hypnotised are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1980 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Sire SRK 6088, released April 19, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRK 6088, XSR-6088, 2C 070 63828, 202 203) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRK 6088 A-1 1 A PORKY PRIME CUT W-7 MORE ROCKING HUM DINGERS and SRK 6088 B-1 2 A PORKY PRIME CUT W-9. 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.
