Vinyl pressings
by Chrome · 1981
Blood On The Moon 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.
3 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year. 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.
W-6 KD DFOTM X6 A1 —Runout Side A [Etched], Variant 1
W-2 KD DFOTM X6 B1 —Runout Side B [Etched], Variant 1
W-2 DFOTM X6 A1Runout Side A [Etched], Variant 2
W-6 KD DFOTM X6 B1Runout Side B [Etched], Variant 2
W-7 DFOTM X6 A1Runout Side A [Etched]
W-4 DFOTM X6 B1Runout Side B [Etched]
W-7 DFOTM X6 A1Runout Side A [Etched]
W-7 DFOTM X6 B1Runout Side B [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 | UK | Don't Fall Off The Mountain X6First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Don't Fall Off The Mountain X6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Don't Fall Off The Mountain X6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Don't Fall Off The Mountain X6LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Germany | Dossier ST -1-LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Germany | Dossier ST -1-LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Germany | Dossier ST -1-LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Germany | Dossier ST -1-LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Cleopatra CLP3239LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Russia | Lilith LR317 / Lilith LR317CDLP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Compilation, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Compilation, Remastered |
| 2014 | US | Cleopatra CLP 3239-01LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Cleopatra CLO4135 / CLP 3239-01LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Blood On The Moon are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1981 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK. One of them is Don't Fall Off The Mountain X6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use X6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-6 KD DFOTM X6 A1 — and W-2 KD DFOTM X6 B1 —. 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.
