Vinyl pressings
by Boney M. · 1981
We Kill The World was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 17 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 600455 B-2/81S Made in GermanyRunout side A
020 600455 A-2/81S Made in GermanyRunout side B
020 103666 A-9/81S Made in GermanyRunout A, stamped/etched, var.1
020 103666 B-9/81S Made in GermanyRunout B, stamped/etched, var.1
020 103666 A-11/81S II̷̶̷ Made in GermanyRunout A, stamped/etched, var.2
103666 B-10/81S II. Made in GermanyRunout B, stamped/etched, var.2
103666 A-12/81SRunout side A, variant 1
103666 B-12Runout side B, variant 2
103666 A-11/81SRunout side A, variant 2
103666 B-13Runout side B, variant 2
103666 A-11/81S II Made in GermanyRunout side A (Var. 1)
103666 B-9/81S II Made in GermanyRunout side B (Var. 1)
103666 A-12/81S IV. Made in GermanyRunout side A (Var. 2)
020 103666 B-10/81S Made in GermanyRunout side B (Var. 2)
020 103666 A-11/81S Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 1
020 Made in Germany 103666 B-10/81SRunout side AA, variant 1
020 Made in Germany 103666 A-12/81SRunout side A, variant 2
020 Made in Germany 103666 B-9/81SRunout side AA, variant 2
103666 A-11/81S III Made in GermanyRunout side A stamped; III etched
020 103666 B-10/81SRunout side AA stamped; 020 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Atlantic 45 5798First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Brazil | Ariola 103 666First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Chile | RCA 31 107First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | El Salvador | RCA CA-11237First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | France | Carrere 49.840First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Carrere 8135 / Carrere CA 614First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Hansa 103 666 / Hansa International 103 666-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Hansa 103 666 / Hansa International 103 666-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Ireland | Atlantic K 11689First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Ireland | Atlantic K 11689First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Italy | Durium DE 3190 / Durium Marche Estere DE. 3190First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Madagascar | carrere 49 840First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Spain | Ariola B-103.316First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | Atlantic K11689T / Atlantic K 11689 (T)First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Compilation | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Compilation |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SFAR 89033 / Hansa International 103 666First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Hansa International 103 6667", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
32 vinyl pressings of We Kill The World are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Germany, UK, Austria, Netherlands and more. One of them is Hansa International 600 455, released November 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 600 455, 103 666, K11689, K11689T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 020 600455 B-2/81S Made in Germany and 020 600455 A-2/81S Made in Germany. 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.
