Vinyl pressings
by Kraftwerk · 1975
Exceller 8 was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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.
6360629 1▽//1 420 05 12 L3 PRRunout, side A, variant 1
6360629 2▽//1 420 05 17 L3Runout, side B, variant 1
6360629 1Y//1 420 05 12 1 PRRunout, side A, variant 2
6360629 2Y//1 420 05 12 11Runout, side B, variant 2
8360-629 A-1Y 1ASide A runout
8360-629 B-1Y 1ASide B runout
VER 6360629 1 380 CIDISRunout side A [stamped] variant 1
VER 6360629 2 380 CIDISRunout side B [stamped] variant 1
VER 6360629 1 380 CIDIS DRunout side A [stamped] variant 2
VER 6360629 2 380 CIDIS Λ 29Runout side B [stamped] variant 2
VER 6360629 1 380 CIDIS C3Runout side A [stamped]
VER 6360629 2 380 CIDIS B7Runout side B [stamped]
6360 629 1Label, side A
6360 629 2Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Vertigo 6360 629First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | France | Vertigo 6360 629 / Vertigo 6360.629First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | France | Vertigo 6360 629 / Vertigo 6360.629First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 629First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Portugal | Vertigo 6360.629First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | Vertigo 6360 629First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | Vertigo 6360 629LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 629LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Brazil | Vertigo 6360.629 / Vertigo 6360 629LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Israel | Vertigo 6360.629LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Canada | Mercury 6449 004LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1978 | Canada | Mercury 6449 004LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Vertigo 6360.629 / Vertigo 6360 629LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury 6449 004LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury 6449 004LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Exceller 8 are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Canada, France, New Zealand and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 629.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 629, 6360.629) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360629 1▽//1 420 05 12 L3 PR and 6360629 2▽//1 420 05 17 L3. 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.
