Vinyl pressings
by Video Kids · 1984
Woodpeckers From Space was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 16 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.
8461 A 27C1 K.G.Runout side A, variant 1
8461 B 27C1 K.G.Runout side B, variant 1
8461 A 38C2Runout side A, variant 2
8461 B 38C3Runout side B, variant 2
308461 A 27C1 K.G.Runout side A
308461 B 27C1 K.G.Runout side B
308461ALabel side A
308461BLabel side B
308461 A 27C1 K.G.Runout Side A
308461 B 27C1 K.G.Runout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Argentina | Mercury 00090AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Brazil | Mercury 880 339-7First year7" | 7" |
| 1984 | Canada | Mercury MSX 76226First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Mercury 70000-32First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | France | Carrere 8443 / Break Records 8443First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | France | Carrere 13.620First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Germany | Polydor 881 314-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Polydor 881 314-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Polydor 881 314-1First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Germany | Polydor 881 314-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Guatemala | Mercury 880 339 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Guatemala | Mercury 880 339 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Italy | CGD INT 15172First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Italy | CGD INT 10591First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Mexico | Casablanca MIX 3072First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
43 vinyl pressings of Woodpeckers From Space are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Netherlands, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Break Records 8461.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8461, 308461, HOHO 1, HOHOT 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 8461 A 27C1 K.G. and 8461 B 27C1 K.G.. 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.
