Vinyl pressings
by Accept · 1985
Kaizoku-Ban was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 12 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.
020 B - 3704 A - 1 II ACCEPT "LIVE" -A-1Variant 1, etchings side A
020 B - 3704 B - 1 ACCEPT "LIVE" -B-1Variant 1, etchings side B
B-3704 A-1 II ACCEPT "LIVE"-A-1 MASTERDISK 020Variant 2, side A
B-3704 B-1 II ACCEPT "LIVE"-B-1 020Variant 2, side B
020 B - 3704 A - 1 II ACCEPT "LIVE" -A-1Variant 1, etchings side A
020 B - 3704 B - 1 ACCEPT "LIVE" -B-1Variant 1, etchings side B
B-3704 A-1 II ACCEPT "LIVE"-A-1 MASTERDISK 020Variant 2, side A
B-3704 B-1 II ACCEPT "LIVE"-B-1 020Variant 2, side B
AL 40261-1B MASTERDISK P(AP)Runout, side A, variant 1
BL 40261-1A MASTERDISK P(AP)Runout, side B, variant 1
̶A̶L̶ ̶4̶0̶2̶6̶3̶ ̶-̶ ̶I̶B̶ AL 40261-IB MASTERDISK P(AP)Runout, side A, variant 2
̶B̶L̶ ̶4̶0̶2̶6̶3̶ ̶-̶ ̶I̶A̶ BL 40261-IA MASTERDISK P(AP)Runout, side B, variant 2
PRT-54916.A-1Etched side A
PRT-54916.B-1Etched side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Belgium | Indisc DIL 3585First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 1985 | Brazil | Epic 144873First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 1985 | Canada | Portrait EEP 40261First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 1985 | France | Polydor 883 589-1First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 1985 | Germany | RCA NG70941 / RCA NG 70941First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1985 | Germany | Polydor 883 589-1First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 1985 | Germany | RCA NG70941 / RCA NG 70941First year12" | 12" |
| 1985 | Germany | RCA NL74050First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 1985 | Germany | RCA NG70941 / RCA NG 7094112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Greece | Portrait 5R 40261 / CBS 5R 40261First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 1985 | Greece | Portrait PRT 26846 / Epic AL-40261First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Portrait 23・3P-694First year12", EP, Promo · Promo | 12", EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Mexico | Portrait LNS-17496First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 1985 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17496First year12", EP, Promo · Promo | 12", EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Mexico | Portrait LNS-17496First year12", EP, Promo, Special Edition · Promo | 12", EP, Promo, Special Edition · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Back On Black BOBV313LP12", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | UK | Back On Black BOBV313LP12", EP, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", EP, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA NL7405012", EP, Reissue | 12", EP, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Kaizoku-Ban are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1985 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Germany, US, UK, Japan and more. One of them is RCA NG70941.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NG70941, 883 589-1, NL74050, 5R-40261) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 020 B - 3704 A - 1 II ACCEPT "LIVE" -A-1 and 020 B - 3704 B - 1 ACCEPT "LIVE" -B-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.
