US
August 1988- Label and catalog number
- New Red Archives NRA06
- Format
- LP, Album · Clear
- Runout / matrix
S - 21124 G - 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A
S - 21125 G - 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B
Vinyl pressings
by UK Subs · 1988
Killing Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1988, 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.
S - 21124 G - 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A
S - 21125 G - 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | US | New Red Archives NRA06First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | France | Accord 103241LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Fallout Records FALL LP 047LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | UK | Fallout Records FALL LP 047LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Fallout Records FALL LP 047LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | UK | New Red Archives NRA06LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Cleopatra CLO 1578LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Cleopatra CLO 1578 / Cleopatra 1578LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | US | Cleopatra CLO 1578LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Cleopatra CLO 1578LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Cleopatra CLO 1578LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Killing Time are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1988 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US. One of them is New Red Archives NRA06, released August 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NRA06) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S - 21124 G - 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL and S - 21125 G - 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL. 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.