Vinyl pressings
by Klaus Schulze · 1973
Cyborg was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1973, 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.
0664 403 S1 KM 2 58 005 A ℗ 1973 320 A1Side A, stamped, variant 1
0664 403 S2 KM 2 58 005 B ℗ 1973 320 A1Side B, stamped, variant 1
0664 404 S3 KM 2 58 005 A ℗ 1973 320 B1Side C, stamped, variant 1
0664 404 S4 KM 2 58 005 B ℗ 1973 320 B1Side D, stamped, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Germany | Kosmische Musik KM 2/58.005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Clementine Disques CLE 33 001 / Clementine Disques CLE 33.001LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Germany | Brain BRAIN 2/1078 / Brain brain 2/1078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Benelux | Ariola 27 581 XBTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Isadora ISA 9005/6 / Clementine Productions ISA 9005/6LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Brain BRAIN 2/1078 / Brain brain 2/1078LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Brain BRAIN 2/1078 / Brain brain 2/1078LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain BRAIN 2/1078 / Brain 0001.078-2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Brain BRAIN 2/1078 / Brain 0001.078-2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Brain UPS-670~1-EBLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Japan | Brain UPS-670~1-EBLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Brain 5789294LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Clementine Disques CLE 33001 / Isadora ISA 9005/6LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Isadora ISA 9005/6 / Clementine Productions ISA 9005/6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain BRAIN 2/1078 / Brain 0001 078-2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Brain BRAIN 2/1078 / Brain 0001 078-2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Brain BRAIN 2/1078 / Brain 0001.078-2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Gramavision 18-7020-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Cyborg are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany. One of them is Kosmische Musik KM 2/58.005, released October 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KM 2/58.005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0664 403 S1 KM 2 58 005 A ℗ 1973 320 A1 and 0664 403 S2 KM 2 58 005 B ℗ 1973 320 A1. 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.
