Vinyl pressings
by Thin Lizzy · 1981
Lizzy Killers 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 11 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.
6359 060 1Y 1 670 1 2 12 03Side A, stamped, Variant 1
6359 060 2Y 1 670 1 2 8 03Side B, stamped, Variant 1
6359 060 1Y 1 670 1 2 8 03Side A, stamped, Variant 2
6359 060 2Y 1 670 1 1 18 03Side B, stamped, Variant 2
6359 060 1Y 1 670 1 20 03Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
6359 060 1Y 1 670 1 17 03Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
6359 060 1Y 1 670 1 2 5 03Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
6359 060 2Y 1 670 1 1 6 03Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
6359 060 1Y 1 670 12 1 03Side A, stamped
6359 060 2Y 1 670 11 2Side B, stamped
6359 060 1Y 1 670 12 5 03Runout side A, stamped
6359 060 2Y 1 670 11 5 03Runout side B, stamped
6359 060.1Label side A
6359 060.2Label side B
6359 060 1Y 1 670 1 2 12 03Side A, stamped
6359 060 2Y 1 670 1 11 2 03Side B, stamped
6359-060-A4 FH 29/4.Side A runout, etched
6359-060-B FH 24/4.Side B runout, etched
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 | Australia | Vertigo 6359 060First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Australia | Vertigo 6359 060First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | France | Vertigo 6359 060First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Vertigo 6359 060First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Germany | Vertigo 91 998 5LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1981 | Germany | Vertigo 27 399-5LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Germany | Vertigo 6359 060First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Greece | Vertigo 6359 060First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Israel | Vertigo 6359 060First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6359 060First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6359 060First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6359 060First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6359 060First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6359 060First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Philippines | Vertigo 6359 060First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
21 vinyl pressings of Lizzy Killers are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Netherlands, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Vertigo 6359 060.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6359 060, STAR 5212, 63 59 060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6359 060 1Y 1 670 1 2 12 03 and 6359 060 2Y 1 670 1 2 8 03. 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.
