Vinyl pressings
by Kraftwerk · 1972
Kraftwerk was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
6499268 1Y//1▽420 1 1 1 04Side A runout
6499268 2Y//1▽420 1 1 7 04Side B runout
6499269 1Y//1▽420 1 1 4Side C runout
6499269 2Y//1▽420 1 1 2 04Side D runout
6499268 1Y//1▽420 1 1 3 04Runout Side A - variant 1
6499268 2Y//1▽420 1 1 1 04 CHRIS JOHNSRunout Side B - variant 1
6499269 1Y//1▽420 0 1 1 1Runout Side C - variant 1
6499269 2Y//1▽420 1 1 1 04 CHRIS JOHNSRunout Side D - variant 1
6499268 1Y//1∇420 1 1 1 04Side A runout, stamped
6499268 2Y//1∇420 1 1 1 04Side B runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077First yearLP, Album, LP, Album, All Media, Compilation | LP, Album, LP, Album, All Media, Compilation |
| 1972 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077First yearLP, Album, Compilation, White Label | LP, Album, Compilation, White Label |
| 1972 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077First yearLP, Album, LP, Album, All Media, Compilation | LP, Album, LP, Album, All Media, Compilation |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077 / Vertigo 6499 268LP, Album, Compilation, Repress | LP, Album, Compilation, Repress |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1973 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | Ireland | Vertigo 6641 077LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1976 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077 / Vertigo 6499 268LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Vertigo 6641 077LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | UK | Not On Label (Kraftwerk) 6641 077LP, LP, All Media, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | UK | Not On Label (Kraftwerk) 6641 077LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Vertigo 6641 077LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Vertigo 6641 077LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Kraftwerk are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1972 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK. One of them is Vertigo 6641 077, released November 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6641 077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6499268 1Y//1▽420 1 1 1 04 and 6499268 2Y//1▽420 1 1 7 04. 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.
