Vinyl pressings
by Iron Maiden · 1981
Killers 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.
55 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 26 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.
TOWNHOUSE EMC 3357 A - 1 UStamped runout side A, variant 1
TOWNHOUSE EMC 3357 B - 1 UStamped runout side B, variant 1
TOWNHOUSE EMC 3357 A - 1 U 5Stamped runout side A, variant 3
TOWNHOUSE EMC 3357 B - 1 U 42 1Stamped runout side A, variant 3
EMC 3357 A-3Stamped runout side A variant 2
EMC 3357 B-2Stamped runout side B variant 2
EMC 3357 A-3 U 1Stamped runout side A variant 5
EMC 3357 B-2 UStamped runout side B variant 5
TOWNHOUSE EMC 3357 A - 1 UStamped runout side A
TOWNHOUSE EMC 3357 B - 1 UStamped runout side B
ST-1-12141 F3 B-15786 #69 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲Runout side A
ST-2-12141 F9 B-15787 #67 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲Runout side B
ST-1-12141 G-5 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL JAM Ⓧ 0Runout, side A, variant 1
ST-2-12141 G-10 MASTERED BY CAPITOL JAM Ⓧ 0Runout, side B, variant 1
ST-1-12141 G-5 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL JAM Ⓧ 0Runout, side A, variant 2
ST-2-12141 G-10 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL JAM Ⓧ 0Runout, side B, variant 2
ST-1-12141 F2 #4 KP --◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLVariant 1, Runout Side A
ST-2-12141G12 X --◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLVariant 1, Runout Side B
ST-1-12141 F2 #4 KP --◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLVariant 2, Runout Side A
ST-2-12141 F6 KP --◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLVariant 2, Runout 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 | Australasia | EMI EMC 3357LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Australia | EMI EMC 3357First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Barbados | Capitol Records ST-12141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Brazil | EMI 31C 06407450First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Harvest ST-12141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Colombia | EMI 11862First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Colombia | EMI 11862First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Colombia | EMI 11862First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Colombia | EMI 11862First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Colombia | EMI 11862First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Colombia | EMI 11862First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | EMI 2C070-07450 / EMI 2C 070 - 07.450First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | EMI 2C070-07450 / EMI 2C 070 - 07.450First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | EMI 2C070-07450 / EMI 2C 070 - 07.450First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 064-07 450First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0110-1 311LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | EMI 21 0110-1 311 / Globus International 21 0110-1 311LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0110-1 311LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0110-1 311LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0110-1 311LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0110-1 311LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0110-1 311LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0110-1 311LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 210110-1 311LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 210110-1 311LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 210110-1311LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | EMI 21 0110-1 311LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | Russia | Gala Records, Inc. EMC 3357 / Fame FA 41 3122 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1994 | Brazil | EMI 107450-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Columbia 88697023821-I1LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK & Europe | EMI EMS -91016LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | UMe B0017333-01LP, Album, Reissue, Picture Disc, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Reissue, Picture Disc, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2012 | UK & Europe | EMI 50999 972933 1 6LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2012 | Japan | EMI TOJP-60222 / EMI 972 9331LP, Album, Reissue, Picture Disc, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Reissue, Picture Disc, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2014 | Germany | BMG BMG14006V / BMG 881034112507LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | BMG BMG14006V / BMG 881034112507LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | BMG BMG14006V / BMG 881034112507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2014 | US | BMG BMG14006V / BMG 881034112507LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Parlophone 2564625242LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Argentina | Plaza Independencia Música 2564-62524-2LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2024 | Europe | Parlophone 5054197784286 / Parlophone EMC 3357LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2024 | US | BMG 538906421 / Sanctuary 538906421LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2025 | Chile | Parlophone 2564-62524-2 / Música & Marketing Chile SPA 2564-62524-2LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | EMI PLP 9 91-575931012", Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Picture disc | 12", Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Picture disc |
| ? | Argentina | EMI 6064 (51 1074501)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | EMI 5064 (51 1074501)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0110-1 311 / EMI 21 0110-1 311LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 210110-1 311LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0110-1 311LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Europe | EMI 1C 064 07 450 / EMI 1A 064-07450LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | EMI Records 1C 064-07 450 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-07 450LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Greece | EMI 0777 7 52019 1 8LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | EMI EMC 3357 / EMI 14C 062-07450LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | EMI 056-1074501LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | EMI 056-1074501LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-12141LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-12141 / Harvest ST-12141LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-12141LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
143 vinyl pressings of Killers are listed here, from 34 countries, released between 1981 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, South Africa, Japan and more. One of them is EMI EMC 3357, released February 2, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMC 3357, ST-12141, EMCJ(L) 5232, EMS-91016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TOWNHOUSE EMC 3357 A - 1 U and TOWNHOUSE EMC 3357 B - 1 U. 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.
