Vinyl pressings
by Albert Collins · 1978
Ice Pickin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 4 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.
AL-4713-A MSide A Etched, variant 1
AL-4713-B MSide B Etched, variant 1
AL-4713-A M [Scranton Anvil]Side A Etched, variant 2
AL-4713-B M [Scranton Anvil]Side A Etched, variant 2
AL-4713-A M̶ [Scranton Anvil]Runout, Side A
AL-4713-B M̶ [Scranton Anvil]Runout, Side B
4713-ALabel, Side A
4713-BLabel, Side B
SNTF 707·A1 △TRunout side A
SNTF 707·B1 △T A ARunout side B
AL-4713-A AA (symbol)Runout Side A
AL-4713-B AA (symbol)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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Alligator Records AL 4713First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Alligator Records EPC 84301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Sonet SNTF 707First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Sonet SNTF 707LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Alligator Records AL 4713First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Alligator Records AL 4713First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Alligator Records AL 4713First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Sonet 520371LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Sonet INT 147.107 / Sonet SNTF 707LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Atlas Record LA23-3001 / Alligator Records LA23-3001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Atlas Record LA23-3001LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Portugal | Sonet RISLP 14107 / Alligator Records RISLP 14107LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Italy | Alligator Records AL 4713LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Alligator Records AL 4713LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Alligator Records AL 2713LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | Spain | Alligator Records AL 4713LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Alligator Records AL 4713LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Sonet SNTF 707LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Alligator Records AL 4713LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Alligator Records AL 4713LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Ice Pickin' are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1978 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Greece. One of them is Alligator Records AL 4713.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL 4713, SNTF 707, EPC 84301) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-4713-A M and AL-4713-B M. 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.
