Vinyl pressings
by W.A.S.P. · 1986
Inside The Electric Circus was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 18 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.
D Sterling Sound DMM EST 2025 A-1U-1-1-TJ ASide A, Variant 1
Sterling Sound DMM D EST 2025 B-1U-1-3-TJ BSide B, Variant 1
D Sterling Sound DMM EST 2025 A-1U-1-1-1 ASide A, Variant 2
Sterling Sound DMM D EST 2025B -1U-1-X1-X1 BSide B, Variant 2
ST-1-12531-1-DMM , ALSP B-25512-Z1 DMM , △14453 , STERLING SOUND , Ⅰ, A1B , SP 0-1 SM1-3 , SP-RCA , SIDE 1Side A Runout, variant 1
ST-2-12531-1-DMM , B-25513-Z1-DMM △14453-X , STERLING SOUND , SP-RCA , Ⅰ , A1A , SIDE 2 , ALSPSide B Runout, variant 1
ST-1-12531-Z1-DMM B-25512-Z1 DMM △14453 Sterling Sound 1-1Side A Runout, variant 2
ST-2-12531-Z1-DMM B-25513-Z1-DMM △14453-X Sterling Sound 1-1Side B Runout, variant 2
ST1-12531 1S 4 ⅄ X - 9Side A
ST2-12531 1S 1Side B
ST1 - 12531 1S3 7Side A runout, machine stamped, variant 1
ST1 - 12531 1S3 1 X-9Side A runout, machine stamped, variant 2
ST2 - 12531 1S2 2Side B runout, machine stamped, variant 1
ST2 - 12531 1S2 5Side B runout, machine stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | Capitol Records 81 2406481 / Capitol Records 58491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Argentina | Capitol Records 81 2406481 / Capitol Records 58491First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 240648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | Capitol Records ST240648First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-12531First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Barbados | Capitol Records ST-12531First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12531First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records, Inc. ST-512531LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Colombia | Capitol Records 111102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064-24 0648 1 / Capitol Records 064 24 0648 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Capitol Records 240648LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | France | Capitol Records 2406481First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Capitol Records 064 24 0648 1 / Capitol Records 24 0648 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | EMI 062-2406481First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | EMI 2406481LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Capitol Records FA 3238 / Capitol Records 41 3238 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sweden | Vinyl Maniacs VMLP005LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Madfish SMALP975LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Madfish SMALP975LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | Madfish SMALP975LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Germany | Madfish 636551597517LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Europe | Madfish SMALP1322LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Europe | Madfish SMALP1322LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 038-7 46346 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | EMI 062-2406481LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | EMI 062-2406481LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Not On Label (W.A.S.P.) HM224LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | Not On Label (W.A.S.P.) SP-57LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
46 vinyl pressings of Inside The Electric Circus are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1986 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Capitol Records EST 2025, released October 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EST 2025, ST-12531, ECS-91194, S33-1004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D Sterling Sound DMM EST 2025 A-1U-1-1-TJ A and Sterling Sound DMM D EST 2025 B-1U-1-3-TJ B. 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.
