UK
November 1999- Label and catalog number
- Kronik Records KNK 006
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
KNK 006 -1-1-Runout side A, stamped
KNK 006 B-1-1- |Runout side B, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Corrupted Cru · 1999
Poison was first pressed on vinyl in 1999. 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 1999, 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.
KNK 006 -1-1-Runout side A, stamped
KNK 006 B-1-1- |Runout side B, stamped
KNK 006 -1-1-Side A
KNK 006 B -1-1-1-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | UK | Kronik Records KNK 006First year12", Single Sided | 12", Single Sided |
| 1999 | UK | Kronik Records KNK 006R12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1999 | UK | Kronik Records KNK 006First year12", White Label, Promo · Promo | 12", White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Kronik Records KNK 006First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Kronik Records KNK-006-C²12", Limited Edition, Single Sided · Limited | 12", Limited Edition, Single Sided · Limited |
| 2001 | UK | Red Rose Recordings 12RROSE007P12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Red Rose Recordings 12 RRose 007P12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Red Rose Recordings 12 R ROSE 00712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2001 | UK | Red Rose Recordings 12 R ROSE 00712", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2007 | UK | Kronik Music KM0112", Test Pressing, White Label, Limited Edition · Test pressing, Limited | 12", Test Pressing, White Label, Limited Edition · Test pressing, Limited |
10 vinyl pressings of Poison are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1999 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in UK. One of them is Kronik Records KNK 006, released November 1999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KNK 006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KNK 006 -1-1- and KNK 006 B-1-1- |. 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.