Vinyl pressings
by Megadeth · 1985
Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
A- ᐉMX8015.A MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKSide A, var. 1
A- ᐉMX8015.BSide B, var. 1
A - I ᐉ MX 8015 A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ¢Side A, var. 2
A - I ᐉ MX 8015 BSide B, var. 2
MX 8015 A A-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE NEW YORKSide One
MX 8015 B A-2Side Two
A-I ᐉ MX 8015 A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ¢Side One
A-2 ᐉ MX 8015 BSide Two
MX 8015 A A-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE NEW YORKRunout side A
MX 8015 B A-2Runout side B
88561-8015-1 A 1-1 F/W MJSSide A Runout
88561-8015-1 B 1-1 F/W MJSSide B Runout
MX 8015 A A-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE NEW YORKSide One
MX 8015 B A-Side Two
MX 8015 A- A- MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE NEW YORKSide One
MX 8015 B A-Side Two
A - I ᐉ MX 8015 A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ¢Runout, side one
A - 2ᐉ MX 8015 BRunout, side two
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Unknown | Combat MX 8015 / Relativity Records Group MX 8015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Banzai Records BRC 1940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Roadrunner Records RR9786 / Music For Nations RR9786First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Bernett Records SB 18058 / Music For Nations SB 18058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | South Korea | Music For Nations HM 170 / Music For Nations MFN 46LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1985 | South Korea | Combat MX 8015 / Relativity Records Group MX 8015LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1985 | UK | Music For Nations MFN 46First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Music For Nations MFN 46 PFirst yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1985 | US | Combat MX 8015LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | Combat MX 8015LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | UK | Music For Nations MFN 46LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | Combat MX 8015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Combat MX 8015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Combat MX 8015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Combat MX 8015First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | Epic 188130/1-465249LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Germany | Century Media 66034-1LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2008 | UK | Back On Black BOBV065LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | UK | Back On Black BOBV065LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | Back On Black BOBV065LPLP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | UK | Back On Black BOBV065LPLTDLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Germany | Century Media 9962331LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Germany | Century Media 9962331LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Germany | Century Media 9962331LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Roadrunner Records RR9786 / Bernett Records SB 18058LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2018 | Europe | Roadrunner Records RR9786 / Bernett Records SB 18058LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Legacy 88985465751 / Century Media 88985465751LP, Album, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Legacy 88985463001 / Century Media 88985463001LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media |
| 2018 | Europe | Legacy 88985463001 / Century Media 88985463001LP, Album, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Japan | Sony Records Int'l 8898546300-1LP, Album, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2018 | Japan | Sony Records Int'l 898546573-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Legacy 88985465731 / Century Media 88985465731LP, Album, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Legacy 88985463001 / Century Media 88985463001LP, Album, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2018 | US | Legacy 88985465761 / Century Media 88985465761LP, Album, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Italy | Sony MusicLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | Europe | Not On LabelLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Century Media / CombatLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Century Media / CombatLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Century Media / CombatLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Century MediaLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Music For Nations MFN 46LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Music For Nations SB 18058LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
52 vinyl pressings of Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1985 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Combat MX 8015, released June 12, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MX 8015, MFN 46, MFN 46 P, BRC 1940) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A- ᐉMX8015.A MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK and A- ᐉMX8015.B. 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.
