Vinyl pressings
by The Sound · 1981
From The Lions Mouth was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 9 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.
W-8 KODE-5 A WO32Side A, Runout, Etched
W-13 KODE-5 B NOTHING WO32Side B, Runout, Etched
W-7 KODE-5 A WO32Side A, Runout, Etched, Variant 1
W-3 KODE-5 B 3 NOTHING WO32 WSide B, Runout, Etched, Variant 1
WEAT/P-3 KODE-5 A WO32Side A runout
WEAT/D-3 KODE-5 B NOTHING WO32Side B runout
W 2 L KODE-5 A WO32Runout side A, etched
W-5 KODE-5 B 3 NOTHING WO32 WRunout side B, etched
KODE 5 A*Label side A
KODE 5 B*Label side B
A MX199539 600107-1Side A runout
A MX199539 600107-2Side B runout
MX199539Side A label
MX199540Side B label
R / S Alsdorf 58384 A STRAWBERRY (C)Side A runout
R / S Alsdorf 58384 B • STRAWBERRY (C)•Side B runout
KODE 5-1Side A label in parenthesis
KODE 5-2Side B label in parenthesis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Korova KODE 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Korova KOW 58384 / Korova KOW K 58 384First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Korova KOW K 58 384 / Korova 58 384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Korova KODE 5 / Korova KOW 58384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Korova KOW K 58 384 / Korova 58 384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Korova KOW K 58 384 / Korova 58 384First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1981 | Germany | Korova KOW 58 384 / Korova KOW K 58 384First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Korova KOW 58 384 / Korova KOW K 58 384First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Greece | WEA 58384 / Korova 58384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | Korova 58384 / WEA 58384First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1981 | Italy | Korova KOW 58384 / Korova KOW K 58 384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Korova KOW 58 384 / Korova kode 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | WEA WEA 58 384 / Korova KOW 58.384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | New Zealand | WEA KODE 5 / Korova KODE 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Korova KODE 5First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Germany | Korova KOW K 58 384 / Korova KODE 5LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2012 | US | 1972 if03LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | USA & Europe | Warner Music UK 5021732340634 / Korova KODE 5LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Korova KOW K 58 384 / Korova KOW 58384LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Korova KOW K 58 384 / Korova KOW 58384LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | WEA 58384LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Korova kode 5 / Korova KODE 5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of From The Lions Mouth are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1981 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Korova KODE 5, released November 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KODE 5, kode 5, 600 107, KOW 58384) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-8 KODE-5 A WO32 and W-13 KODE-5 B NOTHING WO32. 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.
