Vinyl pressings
by Goblin · 1978
Zombi was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, 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.
MDF 33-121 ASide A runout, variant 1
MDF 33-121 BSide B runout, variant 1
MDF 33-121 A ARSide A runout, variant 2
MDF 33-121 B ARSide B runout, variant 2
MDF 33-121 ASide A runout, etched - variant 1
MDF 33-121 BSide B runout, etched - variant 1
MDF 33-121 A ARSide A runout, etched - variant 2
MDF 33-121 B ARSide B runout, etched - variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Italy | Cinevox Record MDF 33.121 / Cinevox Record MDF 33/121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Cinevox Record MDF 33.121 / Cinevox Record MDF 33/121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Cinevox Record MDF 33.121 / Cinevox Record MDF 33/121First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Polydor 2374 158LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Seven Seas FML 113LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Seven Seas FML 113LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Seven Seas FML 113LP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1979 | US | Varèse Sarabande VC 81106LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Cinevox Record CIA 5035LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Polydor 813 254-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Italy | Dagored Red 117-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2004 | US | Dagored Red 9117LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Italy | AMS Records AMSLP31LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | Italy | AMS Records AMS LP 31 / Cinevox Record MDF 33.121LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | US | Waxwork Records WW051 / IDM Music WW051LP, LP, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Waxwork Records WW051LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Italy | AMS Records AMS LP 31LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Waxwork Records WW051 / IDM Music WW051LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Italy | AMS Records AMS LP 31 / AMS Records AMSLP31-CRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Italy | Cinevox Record LP OST 047 / AMS Records LP OST 047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Italy | AMS Records AMSLP31-W / AMS Records AMS LP 31LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | USA & Canada | Mutant MBM-003A / AMS Records MBM-003ALP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Mutant MBM-003 / Mutant MADEBYMUTANT-003ALP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Cinevox Record LP OST 47 / AMS Records LP OST 47LP, Advance, Reissue | LP, Advance, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Cinevox Record MDF 33.121 BX MDF 003/03LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | South Korea | Cinevox Record CIA 5035LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Varèse Sarabande VC 81106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Varèse Sarabande VC 81106LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Varèse Sarabande VC 81106LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Dagored Red 117-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Varèse Sarabande VC 81106LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Varèse Sarabande VC 81106LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Zombi are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Italy. One of them is Cinevox Record MDF 33.121.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MDF 33.121) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MDF 33-121 A and MDF 33-121 B. 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.
