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Vinyl pressings

Zulu Beat

by King Kurt · 1982

32 pressings1 countryPsychobillyRock

Zulu Beat was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Zulu Beat

27 pressings came out in 1982, 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.

UK

1982
Label and catalog number
Thin Sliced Records TSR 2t
Format
12" · Green Marble
Runout / matrix

TSR 2T A1 10% LIMPORT MADNESS MPOSide A

TSR2T B1 17... YOU WELSH BASTARD MPOSide B

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UK

1982
Label and catalog number
Thin Sliced Records TSR2
Format
7" · Brown
Runout / matrix

TSR+2+A ORLAKE PRIME PORKY'S BEST. OOH WALLA WALLA WALLA.Side A

TSR+2+B PORKY. ORLAKE DO THE LEIDERHAUSEN BOOGiE, JEF...Side B

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 32 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s32 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR2First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR2First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR2First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR2First year7", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl7", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR 2tFirst year12" · Colored vinyl12" · Colored vinyl
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR2First year7"7"
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR2First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR2First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR2First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR2First year7" · Colored vinyl7" · Colored vinyl
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR2First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR2First year7", Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl7", Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR2tFirst year7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR27", 45 RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl
1982UKThin Sliced Records TSR2First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
All 32 pressings from the 1980s

Tracklist

  1. AZulu Beat
  2. BRockin Kurt

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Zulu Beat are there?

32 vinyl pressings of Zulu Beat are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1982 and 1986.

When was Zulu Beat first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK. One of them is Thin Sliced Records TSR2.

How do I tell if my copy of Zulu Beat is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TSR2, TSR 2t, TSR2t, TSR 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Zulu Beat on vinyl worth?

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.

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