This album is important. It means something. Rocket's real major label debut (though the vinyl was released on Headhunter). This was the record that really extended the reach of Rocket from the Crypt and made the band the global force that it became. The brief spell of Rocket-mania that spread across the UK was sparked by the singles from the album. "On a Rope" ended up being the most successful of those.
The pressing situation was easy. Or...well...I thought it was. All original copies that have made public appearances have been on black vinyl, but rumor has it that there were 10 (TEN!) pressed on black & white swirled vinyl. I have never seen one, nor do I know of anyone who has seen one. I'm not fully convinced that these were for real, despite the in-the-know source of the rumor.
Also, it turns out there were two different original Headhunter pressings. Not sure how this came about, but there are two distinct sets of trail-off wax matrix codes:
- HED-054 A-1 F/W GSV / HED-054 B-1 F/W GSV
- ST-IN-950419 A DMM SP 1-1 / ST-IN-950420 A DMM SP 1-1
In 2008, Elemental re-released this album as a direct metal master on 200g vinyl. Then, they put a huge price tag on it. It was limited to 500 numbered copies, and seems more affordable now than it was when it came out, but it has become much harder to find.
Elemental repeated this exercise in 2016, on 180g vinyl (not numbered). This one is currently as expensive as the numbered 2008 version, which makes little sence to me, but what can you do...I report what the market tells me.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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| HED-054 Black (HED-054 Matrix) | 35-45 | 3 | Stable |
| HED-054 Black (ST-IN DMM Matrix) | 30-40 | 3 | Stable |
| ELMDMM34 Black (200g, Numbered) | 30-40 | 5 | Stable |
| ELMDMM34 Black (180g) | 30-40 | 4 | Stable |
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| Rumors: | Black & White swirled vinyl version. If you have one, please let me know. |
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This page was last updated on December 29, 2019.