Vinyl pressings
by Yukihiro Takahashi · 1980
Murdered By The Music = 音楽殺人 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.
3 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
〄 SKLB 12613-8A Side, stamped [Var. 1]
〄 SKLB 12614-5B Side, stamped [Var. 1]
〄 SKLB 12613-3A Side, stamped [Var. 2]
〄 SKLB 12614-1B Side, stamped [Var. 2]
〄 SKLB 12613-14Side A, stamped
〄 SKLB 12614-15Side B, stamped
〄 SKLB 12613-1FACE 1, Stamped
〄 SKLB 12614-1FACE 2, Stamped
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 | Japan | Seven Seas SKS-1050First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Japan | Seven Seas SKS-1050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Seven Seas SKS-1050First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Belgium | Statik Records STAT LP 71006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Statik Records STAT LP 6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Statik Records STAT 6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Victoria VLP-19LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Statik Records 22L0427LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Statik Records STAT LP 6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Australia | Regular2 REG L200LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Portugal | Statik Records VS 111-14LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Venezuela | Integra STK-40005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Venezuela | Integra STK-40.005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Japan | Great Tracks MHJL 171LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Murdered By The Music = 音楽殺人 are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1980 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Japan. One of them is Seven Seas SKS-1050, released June 21, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKS-1050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 〄 SKLB 12613-8 and 〄 SKLB 12614-5. 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.
