Vinyl pressings
by Doe Maar · 1981
Skunk 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.
4 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.
33/ST/19934-A1 FOONRunout side A, variant 1
33/ST/19934-B1Runout side B, variant 1
33/ST/19934-A1Runout side A, variant 2
33/ST/19934-B1Runout side B, variant 2
33/ST/19934-A1 FOONSide A runout
33/ST/19934-B1Side B runout
33/ST/19934/ASide A label
33/ST/19934/BSide B label
33/ST/19934-A1Runout side A, etched
33/ST/19934-B1Runout side B, etched
33/ST/19934/ALabel side A
33/ST/19934/BLabel side B
33/ST/19934-A1 FOONRunout side A
33/ST/19934-B1Runout side B
33/ST/19934/ALabel side A
33/ST/19934/BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Netherlands | Killroy KIL 19934 KLFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Killroy KIL 19934 KLFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Killroy KIL 19934 KLFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Killroy KIL 19934 KLFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Killroy KIL 19934 KLLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Sky SKY 21045 SL / Killroy KIL 21045 KLLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Killroy KIL 21045 KL / Killroy KIL 19934 KLLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Sky SKY 21045 SL / Killroy KIL 19934 KLLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Netherlands | Foreign Media Music 93828 / Telstar 93828LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2295 / Universal Music 678 942-9LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2295 / Universal Music 678 945-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2295 / Universal Music 678 945-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2295 / Universal Music MOVLP2295LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Skunk are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1981 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Netherlands. One of them is Killroy KIL 19934 KL.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KIL 19934 KL) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33/ST/19934-A1 FOON and 33/ST/19934-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.
