Vinyl pressings
by Kraftwerk · 1986
Musique Non Stop 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.
37 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 13 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.
2̶0̶1̶5̶0̶8̶6̶-̶A̶1̶ 2015236-A1 1Runout side A, variant 1
2015236-B1 1Runout side B, variant 1
2̶0̶1̶5̶0̶8̶6̶-̶A̶1̶ 2015236-A1Runout side A, variant 2
2015236-B1Runout side A, variant 2
2015087 - A1Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
2015087 - B1Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
2015087 - A1Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
2015087 - B2Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
2015087-A2 2Runout, side A
2015087-B3 5Runout, side B
1A 006-20 1508 7 ALabel side A
1A 006-20 1508 7 BLabel side B
EMI 5588 A-2-1-Q2-X1Runout, side A
EMI 5588 B-1-1-Q2 -2 DRunout, side B
12 EMI 5588 A-1-1-1- : 1 DSide A Runout, Variant 1
12 EMI 5588 B-1-1-1- : 1 DSide B Runout, Variant 1
12 EMI 5588 A-1-1-1-X1Side A Runout, Variant 2
12 EMI 5588 B-1-1-1-X1Side B Runout, Variant 2
EMI 5588 A-1-1-1-X1 DRunout side A, stamped
EMI 5588 B-1-1-1-X1 DRunout side B, stamped
EMI 5588ALabel side A
EMI 5588BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | EMI ED.240First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Australia | EMI EMI 1892First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | EMI 1892First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 05490First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 85327First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 85327First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1986 | Europe | EMI 1A 006-20 1508 7 / EMI 006 20 1508 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | EMI 2015087First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | France | Kling Klang 2015236 / EMI 2015236First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | France | EMI 2015087", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | France | Kling Klang 2015236 / EMI 201523612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Germany | EMI 20150877", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Italy | EMI 14 2015236First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Italy | EMI 06 2015087First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | New Zealand | EMI GOOD 148First year12" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | UK | Kling Klang KLANG DJ 10312", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1997 | UK | Kling Klang KLANG DJ 103 / EMI United Kingdom KLANG DJ 10312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
47 vinyl pressings of Musique Non Stop are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1986 and 1997.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, UK, US, Portugal and more. One of them is Kling Klang 1C K 060 20 1523 6, released October 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C K 060 20 1523 6, 1C 006 20 1508 7, 1A 006-20 1508 7, EMI 5588) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2̶0̶1̶5̶0̶8̶6̶-̶A̶1̶ 2015236-A1 1 and 2015236-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.
