Vinyl pressings
by Meliah Rage · 1988
Kill To Survive was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. 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 1988, the album's first year, in 3 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.
AL-44447-1A DMM G2 A 5 MASTERDISKSide A etched, variant 1
BL-44447-▒-2A DMM G1 A4 Masterdisk dmmSide B etched, variant 1
AL-44447-1A DMM G2 A 5 MASTERDISKSide A etched, variant 2
BL-44447-▒-2A DMM G1 A2 Masterdisk dmmSide B etched, variant 2
4632571 A2Side A
4632571 B2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Epic LP 463257 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Epic 463257 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Epic FE 44447 / Epic E 44447First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Epic EPC 463257 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Epic FE 44447LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | Epic 268 006/1-463275 / Epic 268 006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | Spain | Epic 463257 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2018-16LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2018-16LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2018-16LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Kill To Survive are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1988 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia. One of them is Epic FE 44447.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 44447, 463257 1, LP 463257 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-44447-1A DMM G2 A 5 MASTERDISK and BL-44447-▒-2A DMM G1 A4 Masterdisk dmm. 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.
