Vinyl pressings
by At War · 1986
Ordered To Kill 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.
3 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
US 3 A SNBRunout side A, variant 1
US 3 B SNBRunout side B, variant 1
US 3 A SNB Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 2
US 3 B SNB Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 2
GWD-90550-A5 6-1 S - 16048 1- FUCKADDAFISide A, hand-etched
GWD-90550-B S- 16049 RE1 1-Side B, hand-etched
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 | Germany | U.S. Metal Records U.S. 3 / U.S. Metal Records US 3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | U.S. Metal Records US 3LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | US | New Renaissance Records GWD90550 / Greenworld Records GWD90550First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | New Renaissance Records GWD90550 / Greenworld Records GWD90550First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Brazil | Rock Brigade Records RBR 050/87 / New Renaissance Records GWD90550LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 376LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 376LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2014 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 376LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 376LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited |
| 2017 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 376LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 376LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 376LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 376LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 376LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered |
14 vinyl pressings of Ordered To Kill are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1986 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Germany, US. One of them is U.S. Metal Records U.S. 3.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use U.S. 3, GWD90550) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, US 3 A SNB and US 3 B SNB. 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.
