Vinyl pressings
by Styx · 1983
Kilroy Was Here was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 22 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.
SP0-3734 A RCA 2 I STERLING TJ A G EA Side runout, variant 1
SP0 3734 B RCA 1 I STERLING TJ A DB Side runout, variant 1
SP0 3734 A RCA 2 I STERLING TJ B C EA Side runout, variant 2
SP0 3734 B RCA 2 I STERLING TJ D 2 FB Side runout, variant 2
SPO 3734 A" ES2 (2) MR △125988 EMW STERLINGSide A runout, Variant 1
SPO 3734 B M5 MR △25988X STERLINGSide B runout, Variant 1
SPO 3734 A" ES2 (2) MR △25988 EMW TJSide A runout, Variant 2
SPO 3734 B M5 MR △25988 x STERLINGSide B runout, Variant 2
SPO 3734 A¹¹¹ ES3₂ EMW STERLING TJRunout A variant 1
SPO 3734 B¹¹¹ LS1 ES1 EMW¹¹ STERLINGRunout B variant 1
SPO 3734 A¹¹¹¹ ES2 EMW STERLING TJRunout A variant 2
SPO 3734 B¹¹ LS1 EMW¹¹ STERLINGRunout B variant 2
SPO 3734 A(backwards "NI") ES32 MW3A Matrix - Etched
STERLING T IA Runout - Stamped
SPO 3734 B(backwards "NI") ES2 EMWB Runout - Etched
STERLING T IB Runout - Stamped
SPO 3734 A M6 MR ∆125988 STERLINGRunout Side A etched
SPO 3734 B" ES 2 MR ∆25988X EMW STERLING TJ (3)Runout Side B etched
(SP-03734-A)Label Side A
(SP-03734-B)Label Side B
SPO 3734 A" ES 2 (2) MR △25988 EMW STERLING TJSide A Runout
SPO 3734 B" ES·2 MR △25988x EMW STERLING TJSide B Runout
SP-03734-ASide A Label
SP-03734-BSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | A&M Records 20.354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | A&M Records L 37926First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | A&M Records L 37926 / A&M Records AML.37926LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Brazil | A&M Records 170076First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | A&M Records 170076 / A&M Records 170.076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3734LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Colombia | A&M Records 106-0035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ecuador | A&M Records 334-0003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ecuador | A&M Records 334-0003First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Europe | A&M Records AMLX 63734First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | A&M Records AMLX 63734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | A&M Records AMLK 63734 / A&M Records AML (X) 63734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Israel | A&M Records AMLK63734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-28068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-28068LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | A&M Records B0022046-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | New Jen Sheng JS-5521LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Turkey | BLAM 2032LP, Album | LP, Album |
49 vinyl pressings of Kilroy Was Here are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1983 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Costa Rica and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-3734, released February 22, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-3734, AMLX 63734, 1006545, AMLS-48,061) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP0-3734 A RCA 2 I STERLING TJ A G E and SP0 3734 B RCA 1 I STERLING TJ A D. 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.
