Vinyl pressings
by Amazing Blondel · 1972
England was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ILPS 9205 A-1 CLSide A runout stamped, variant 1
ILPS 9205 B-1 CPSide B runout stamped, variant 1
ILPS 9205 A-1 CTSide A runout stamped, variant 2
ILPS 9205 B-1 CUSide B runout stamped, variant 2
2A SMX 41087A-side runout etched
2A A SMX 41088B-side runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Island Records IL 34700 / Island Records IL-34.700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Island Records IL-34700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | Island Records 86 383-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Island Records SW 9327LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Island Records SW 9327LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Island Records SW 9327LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Island Records SW 9327LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Island Records ILPS 9205LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 19205LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 8630LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19205LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL19205LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 8630LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19205LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9205LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9205LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9205LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9205LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of England are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, Italy, Australia, New Zealand and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9205.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9205, ILPS 19205, IL 34700, IL-34700) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9205 A-1 CL and ILPS 9205 B-1 CP. 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.
