UK
1997- Label and catalog number
- Eastern Bloc Records BLOC 105TEastern Bloc Records 0516386
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
BLOC -105 T - A1 MA (TR)Side A runout
BLOC-105-T- B1 MA (TR)Side AA runout
Vinyl pressings
by Tina Cousins · 1997
Killin' Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1997. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1997, the album's first year. 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.
BLOC -105 T - A1 MA (TR)Side A runout
BLOC-105-T- B1 MA (TR)Side AA runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | UK | Eastern Bloc Records BLOC 105T / Eastern Bloc Records 0516386First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1997 | UK | Eastern Bloc Records BLOC 105TDJFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1997 | UK | Eastern Bloc Records BLOC DJ T2 10512", Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | 12", Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 1997 | UK | Eastern Bloc Records BLOC 105TFirst year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1997 | UK | Eastern Bloc Records BLOC 105 TDJ3First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | Europe | Jive 0519230 / Eastern Bloc Records 051923012" | 12" |
| 1999 | Europe | Jive 7243 8 95860 6 0 / Eastern Bloc Records 7243 8 95860 6 012", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Jive 0519230.P212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Jive 0519230.P112", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Jive 0519230.P212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mispress, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mispress, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Jive 0519230 / Eastern Bloc Records 051923012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Killin' Time are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1997 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1997, in UK. One of them is Eastern Bloc Records BLOC 105T.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLOC 105T, BLOC 105TDJ, BLOC 105 TDJ3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLOC -105 T - A1 MA (TR) and BLOC-105-T- B1 MA (TR). 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.