Vinyl pressings
by Sly & Robbie · 1987
Rhythm Killers was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ST'IL 876341- A MASTERDISK [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 1
ST-IL - 876342- A MASTERDISK [SRC logo]Side B runout, variant 1
ST-IL 876341-A MASTERDISK HW [SRC logo] 1-1Side A runout, variant 2
ST-IL-876342-A MASTERDISK HW [SRC logo] 1-1Side B runout, variant 2
STIL-876341-1A G1Side A runout
STIL-876342-1A G1Side B runout
ST'IL 876341- A MASTERDISK [SRC logo]Side A runout
ST-IL - 876342- A MASTERDISK [SRC logo]Side B runout
BRLP 512 A-1U-1-2-8 JonzSide A stamped / etched runout
BRLP 512 B-1U-1-2-1Side B stamped runout
DMX 68439 @2ASide A
DMX 68440 @2ASide B
RCA 670.0069--ASide A, runout stamp
RCA 670.0069--BSide B, runout stamp
1S A 1Both Sides, runout stamp
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Island Records L 38763 / 4th & Broadway BRLP 512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Island Records 670.0069First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Island Records ISL-1126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Island Records 208 318 / 4th & Broadway 208 318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Island Records 208 318 / 4th & Broadway 208 318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | 4th & Broadway BRLP 512 / Island Records VG 71450First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Island Records BRLP 512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Jamaica | Taxi Taxi LP 010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Island Records R28D-2070First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Japan | Island Records R28D-2070First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | 4th & Broadway BRLP 512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Island Records 90585-1 / Island Records 7 90585-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Island Records A1-90585 / Island Records 90585-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Island Records 90585-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Rhythm Killers are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Brazil and more. One of them is Island Records 90585-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 90585-1, A1-90585, BRLP 512, L 38763) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST'IL 876341- A MASTERDISK [SRC logo] and ST-IL - 876342- A MASTERDISK [SRC logo]. 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.
