Vinyl pressings
by Kraftwerk · 1974
Autobahn was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 8 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.
10 AA6305231 1Y 320Runout side A, variant 1
10 AA6305231 2Y 320Runout side B, variant 1
10 AA6305231 1Y 320 1A A BRunout side A, variant 2
10 AA6305231 2Y // 2 320 2 R TRunout side B, variant 2
1 A 1 10 AA 6305231 1Y 320Runout, side A
1 1 A 10 AA 6305231 2Y 320Runout, side B
AA 6305 231.1 YLabel, side A
AA 6305 231.2 YLabel, side B
6360620 1Y//1 420 03 1 5Side A - runout variant 1
6360620 2Y//1 420 03 1 3 1 7Side B - runout variant 1
6360620 1Y//1 420 03 1 6Side A - runout variant 2
6360620 2Y//1 420 03 1 3 1 6Side B - runout variant 2
VEL-2003 A-CP7 MASTERDISK G. K.Side A runout, variant 1
VEL-2003-B-CT2 2T MASTERDISK G.K.Side B runout, variant 1
VEL-2003 A-CP7 MASTERDISK G. K. ΛSide A runout, variant 5
VEL-2003-B-CT2 2T MASTERDISK G.K. ΛSide B runout, variant 5
VEL-2003-CS6 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout side A, variant 1
VEL-2003-CS5 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout side B, variant 1
VEL-2003-A-CS6 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout side A, variant 2
VEL-2003-B-CS6 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout side B, variant 2
VEL-2003-A-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K.Runout variant 1, side A
VEL-2003-B-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K.Runout variant 1, side B
VEL-2003-A-CT2 1T MASTERDISK G.K. DRunout variant 2, side A
VEL-2003-B-CT1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. Ʌ2Runout variant 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Austria | Philips 6305 231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Philips 6305 231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Philips 6305 231 / Philips 6305-231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Philips 6305 231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Philips 6305 231First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Hong Kong | Vertigo 6360 620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 620LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 620First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | South Africa | Philips 6305 231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Vertigo 6360 620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Vertigo 6360 620First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1974 | UK | Vertigo 6360 620First yearLP, Album, Mispress, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, Mispress, White Label, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Vertigo 6360 620First yearLP, Album, Mispress, Stereo | LP, Album, Mispress, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Vertigo VEL-2003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Vertigo VEL-2003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Mercury 6305 231LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1985 | Argentina | EMI 81 2400701 8321LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Argentina | EMI 81 2400701 8321LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Parlophone 31C 064 240070LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 53261LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 53261 / WEA 92 53261LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI 1C 064 24 0070 1 / EMI 24 0070 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI 1C 064 24 0070 1 / EMI 24 0070 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Parlophone 2400701LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Germany | EMI 1C 064 24 0070 1 / EMI 064 24 0070 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | Parlophone 062-2400701LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Greece | Parlophone 240070LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Italy | Parlophone 64 2400701LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Mexico | EMI SLEM-1311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Portugal | Parlophone 2400701LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | South Korea | Shilla Records SCL 1023LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK | El Grande Oro Casa De Musica CASA GRANDE ORO 133/1991LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| 2006 | UK | El Grande Oro Casa De MusicaLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Test Pressing, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Test pressing, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Test Pressing, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Test pressing, Picture disc |
| 2007 | UK | Vertigo 6360 620LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2009 | Germany | Kling Klang 50999 6 99586 1 8 / EMI 50999 6 99586 1 8LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2009 | UK & Europe | Kling Klang 50999 9 66014 1 9 / Mute STUMM 303LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2009 | UK & Europe | Kling Klang 5099996601419 / Mute STUMM 303LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Germany | Philips 6305 231LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Germany | Philips 6305 231LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Germany | Philips 6305-231LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Kling Klang 5099996601419 / Parlophone 5099996601419LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Kling Klang 5099996601419 / Kling Klang 50999 9 66014 1 9LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Kling Klang 50999 9 66022 1 8 / Parlophone 50999 9 66022 1 8LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Kling Klang 5099996601419 / Parlophone 5099996601419LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Special Edition, Stereo |
| 2025 | Europe | Kling Klang 5021732411891 / Parlophone 5021732411891LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Parlophone 240070 / Parlophone 240070-1LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| ? | Australia | Parlophone PCSO.240070LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | EMI EMC 203LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | Parlophone PCSO.240070LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | Parlophone PCSO.240070 / Parlophone PCSO-240070LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Austria | Philips 6305 231 / Philips 6305 231 DLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Not On Label (Kraftwerk) 6360 620LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Picture disc |
| ? | Europe | Kling Klang 50999 9 66586 1 8 / Parlophone 50999 9 66586 1 8LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Kling Klang 50999 9 66586 1 9 / Parlophone 50999 9 66586 1 9LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | France | Philips 6305 231LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Philips 6305 231LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Philips 6305 231LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Philips 6305 231LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Philips 6305 231LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Philips 6305 231LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
142 vinyl pressings of Autobahn are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1974 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Germany, UK, US, Austria and more. One of them is Philips 6305 231, released November 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6305 231, 6360 620, VEL-2003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10 AA6305231 1Y 320 and 10 AA6305231 2Y 320. 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.
