Vinyl pressings
by The Teardrop Explodes · 1980
Kilimanjaro was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 12 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.
ARUNSides A&B, Runout, Etched
6359035 1Y//2▽EM 1 1 1Run-out Side A, Variation 1, Stamped
6359035 2Y//2▽EM 1 3 1Run-out Side B, Variation 1, Stamped
6359035 1Y//2▽EM 1 1 2Run-out Side A, Variation 2, Stamped
6359035 1 Y // 1 ▽ EM 11 ARUNSide A runout
6359035 2 Y // 1 ▽ EM 11Side B runout
ARUNRunouts, etched
6359 035 1Y // 1 ▽ E M 1 1 5Runout, A-side, stamped, variant 1
6359 035 2Y // 2 ▽ E M 1 3 3Runout, B-side, stamped, variant 1
6359 035 1Y // 1 ▽ E M 1 1 7Runout, A-side, stamped, variant 2
SRM-1-4016-AS-PW 1 MASTERDISK RL (PR)Side A runout
SRM-1-4016-BS-PW (PR)PSide B runout
SRM-1-4016-ASLabel, side A
SRM-1-4016-BSLabel, side B
SRM-1-4016-AS-PRC-C2-1-1 MASTERDISK RLSide A runout, etched / stamped
SRM-1-4016-BS-PRC-C2-1-1Side B runout, etched
SRM-1-4016 ASSide A label
SRM-1-4016 BSSide B label
SRM-14016-AS-PRC-R-/-1-1 RL 3Runout, side A
SRM-14016-BS-PRC-R-/-1-1 RL 3Runout, side B
SRM-1-4016-AS-PRC-R-/-1-1 MASTERDISK RLRunout, Side A Variant 2
SRM-1-4016-BS-PRC-R-/-1-1Runout, Side B Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australasia | Mercury 6359 035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Vertigo VOG-1-3303 / Zoo Records VOG-1-3303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Mercury 6359 035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Mercury 6359 035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Mercury 6359 035LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Greece | Mercury 6359 035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | India | Mercury 6359 035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ireland | Mercury 6359 035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Mercury 6359 035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Mercury 6359 035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Mercury 6359 035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Mercury 6359035First yearLP, Advance, Album | LP, Advance, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Mercury 6359 035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM-1-4016 / Mercury 6359.052First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Mercury SRM-1-4016LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Mercury 7763057 / UMC 7763057LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | SkyClad Records LUCKY 7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Kilimanjaro are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1980 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australasia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury 6359 035, released October 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6359 035, 6359035, SRM-1-4016, VOG-1-3303) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARUN and 6359035 1Y//2▽EM 1 1 1. 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.
