Vinyl pressings
by Kraftwerk · 1986
Electric Cafe was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 17 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.
2406541-A1 1Variant 1 - runout side A
2406541-B1 1Variant 1 - runout side B
2406541-A1Variant 2 - runout side A
2406541-B1Variant 2 - runout side B
2406541-A1Runout side A, machine stamped
2406541-B1Runout side B, machine stamped
1- 25525 - A - SR 2 MASTERDISK 1-2 [SRC logo]Runout A, variant 1
1- 25525 - B - SR 2 MASTERDISK 1-3 [SRC logo]Runout B, variant 1
1- 25525 - A - SR 1 MASTERDISK 1- 2 [SRC logo]Runout A, variant 2
1- 25525 - B SR3 MASTERDISK 1-2 [SRC logo]Runout B, variant 2
EMD 1001 A-1-1-1-x1 DA side runout, stamped
EMD 1001 B-1-1-1-X1 DB side runout, stamped
1-25525-A-SH1 B-25283-SH1 ∆14216 1-1Side A Runout Etched [Variant 1]
1-22525-B-SH2 B-25284-SH2 ∆14216-X 1-1Side B Runout Etched [Variant 1]
1-22525-A•SH•2 B-25283-SH2 ∆14216 1-1Side A Runout Etched [Variant 2]
1-22525-B-SH2 B-25284-SH2 ∆14216-X 1-1Side B Runout Etched [Variant 2]
EMD - 1001 - A 1S 1 6 - ZSide A [Stamped]
EMD - 1001 - B 1S 1Side B [Stamped]
EMD1001ASide A [label]
EMD1001BSide B [label]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | Kling Klang 101 2406441 / EMI 10007First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Argentina | EMI [101] 2406441 / EMI 10007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Argentina | EMI 10007LP, Album, Test Pressing, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Test pressing |
| 1986 | Australia | EMI EMC.240644First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | EMI EMC.240644 / EMI EMC-240644First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 55251First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | EMI 1C 064 24 0644 1 / EMI 064-24 0644 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | EMI Electrola 1C 064-24 0654 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | EMI 1C 064 24 0644 1 / EMI 064-24 0644 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | EMI 24 0644 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | EMI 240644LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Germany | Kling Klang 1C 064-24 0654 1 / EMI 1C 064-24 0654 1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Germany | EMI 2406441LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Hungary | Gong SLPXL 37117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Israel | EMI EMD 1001-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-25525LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | Not On Label (Kraftwerk) 1-25525LP, Album, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2009 | UK | EMI 240654LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| 2009 | UK | Not On Label (Kraftwerk) 240654LP, 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 |
| 2009 | Germany | Kling Klang 50999 6 99591 1 0LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2009 | UK & Europe | Kling Klang 50999 9 66050 1 1 / Mute STUMM 308LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Germany | EMI Electrola 064-24 0654 1LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Germany | EMI Electrola 064-24 0654 1LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2016 | UK & Europe | Kling Klang 923 280+433 / Warner Music Group BG 49261 01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2017 | Europe | Kling Klang 50999 6 99591 1 0 / Parlophone 50999 6 99591 1 0LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Kling Klang 50999 6 99591 1 0 / Parlophone 50999 6 99591 1 0LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Kling Klang 50999 6 99591 1 0 / Parlophone 50999 6 99591 1 0LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Kling Klang 50999 6 99591 1 0 / Parlophone 50999 6 99591 1 0LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Kling Klang 50999 6 99591 1 0 / Parlophone 50999 6 99591 1 0LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | Europe | Kling Klang 50999 6 99591 1 0 / Parlophone 50999 6 99591 1 0LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Europe | EMI 064-24 0654 1 / EMI 1C 064 24 0654 1LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Germany | EMI Electrola 064-24 0654 1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | EMI EMD 1001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-25525 / Warner Bros. Records 9 25525-1LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25525-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25525LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
56 vinyl pressings of Electric Cafe are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1986 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Germany, US, UK, Japan and more. One of them is Kling Klang 1C 064-24 0654 1, released November 3, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 064-24 0654 1, 1-25525, EMD 1001, EMS-91205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2406541-A1 1 and 2406541-B1 1. 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.
