Vinyl pressings
by The Verve · 1997
Urban Hymns was first pressed on vinyl in 1997. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1997, 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.
HUTLP 45 A-1-1-|Side A runout stamped
HUTLP 45 B-1-1-|Side B runout stamped
HUTLP 45 C-1-1-|Side C runout stamped
HUTLP 45 D-1-1-|Side D runout stamped
HUTLP 45 A-1-1-I ⓂSide A runout - stamped
HUTLP 45 B-1-1-ISide B runout - stamped
HUTLP 45 C-1-1-ISide C runout - stamped
HUTLP 45 D-1-1-I ⓂSide D runout - stamped
HUTLP 45 A-1-1-ISide A, Stamped
8449131 1A1 ⓂSide A, Etched
HUTLP 45 B-1-1-ISide B, Stamped
8449131 1B1Side B, Etched
HUTLP 45 A-1-1-I 8449131 1A1 ⓂRunout side A
HUTLP 45 B-1-1-I 8449131 1B1Runout side B
HUTLP 45 C-1-1-I 8449131 1C1Runout side C
HUTLP 45 D-1-1-I 8449131 1D1 ⓂRunout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Europe | Hut Recordings HUTLP 45 / Hut Recordings HUT LP 45First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1997 | UK | Hut Recordings HUTLP 45 / Virgin 7243 8 44913 1 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1997 | UK | Hut Recordings HUTLP 45LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1997 | UK | Hut Recordings HUTLP 45 / Virgin 7243 8 44913 1 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1997 | UK | Hut Recordings HUTLPX45 / Hut Recordings HUT LP 45First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Capitol Records HUTLP 45 / Virgin HUTLP 45LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Hut Recordings HUTLP 45 / Virgin 7243 8 44913 1 4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Virgin EMI Records 4787014 / Universal UMC 00602547870148LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | Europe | Virgin EMI Records 5756244 / UMC 00602557562446Box Set, Deluxe Edition, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Compilation, LP, Album | Box Set, Deluxe Edition, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Compilation, LP, Album |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Virgin EMI Records 4787014 / Universal UMC 00602547870148LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Virgin EMI Records 4787014 / Universal UMC 00602547870148LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Hut Recordings HUTLP 45 / Virgin 7243 8 44913 1 4LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Urban Hymns are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1997 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1997, in UK, Europe. One of them is Hut Recordings HUTLP 45, released September 29, 1997.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HUTLP 45, HUTLPX45) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HUTLP 45 A-1-1-| and HUTLP 45 B-1-1-|. 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.
