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Kill 'Em All vinyl value

Kill 'Em All — Metallica album cover
Asks start at
$109
Basis
3 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 1989-or-later pressing. The 1986 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Sep 18, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Metallica — Kill 'Em All: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1989 Vertigo838 142-1AustralasiaReissuefrom $109
15 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1986 New Electric Way2336FranceReissue
1986 New Electric Way193361FranceReissue
1986 Music For NationsMFN 7 PUKLimited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue
1986 Music For NationsMFN 7UKReissue
1987 Music For NationsMFN 7 DMFranceReissue, Gatefold
1987 Music For NationsMFN 7 DMFranceLimited Edition, Reissue
1987 Music For NationsMFN 7 DMFranceMisprint, Reissue, Gatefold
1987 Music For NationsMFN 7 DMUKLimited Edition, Reissue
1987 Music For NationsMFN 7 DMUKLimited Edition, Reissue, Gatefold
1988 Elektra96 07661CanadaReissue
1988 Elektra96 07661CanadaReissue, Brown Translucent
1988 Elektra60766-1USReissue, SP
1988 Elektra60766-1USReissue, Promo
1988 Elektra60766-1USReissue, AR Pressing
1988 Elektra9 60766-1USReissue, Specialty Pressing

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

68 pressings tracked, 16 shown · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1986First released 1983; our table starts at 1986 (Music For Nations, UK). A copy older than 1986 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants1986 UK: Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue; 1987 France: Limited Edition, Reissue; 1987 France: Misprint, Reissue, Gatefold. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1986 UK pressing it reads “MFN+7P+A2 ORLAKE” on side one and “MFN+7P+B2 ORLAKE” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. The same pressing can be worth several times more in near mint than in VG. Grade the vinyl and the sleeve separately — our grading guide shows the standard scale.

A 1983 jacket with a later disc inside is a reissue in an original sleeve. Judge the pressing by the runout etching and the label, never by the cover.

Questions

Which pressing of Kill 'Em All is worth the most?

Original 1983 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1986 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 1986 “Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue” and the 1987 “Limited Edition, Reissue”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1986 UK pressing the runout reads “MFN+7P+A2 ORLAKE”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Kill 'Em All worth today?

Sellers ask from $109 for the later pressings we have quotes on (eBay, Sep 18, 2026). The 1986 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

Not sure which pressing you have? Photograph the label and RecordScout names it, then shows a current value range for its condition.

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