Vinyl pressings
by Amazing Blondel · 1971
Fantasia Lindum was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
ILPS 9156 A-2 U GDSide A runout, variant 1 stamped
ILPS 9156 B-1 U GR 1Side B runout, variant 1 stamped
ILPS 9156 A-2 U LSide A runout, variant 2 stamped
ILPS 9156 B-1 U PSide B runout, variant 2 stamped
ILPS 9156 A-2 USide A, stamped
ILPS 9156 B-1 USide B, stamped
ILPS-9156 ASide A, label
ILPS-9156 BSide B, label
I-6 1LPS 9156 A-2 U 2Runout Side A, stamped (I-6 etched)
I-5 ILPS 9156 B-1 U 2Runout Side B, stamped (I-5 etched)
ILPS-9156 ASide A, label
ILPS-9156 BSide B, label
ILPS 9156 A-1 USide A, U stamped, the rest etched
LPFB 2Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Island Records AML(i) 1005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Island Records 85.526-L / Island Records ILPS 9156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9156 / Island Records ILPS-9156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9156First yearLP, Single Sided, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Single Sided, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Island Records SW-9310First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Island Records 85 526 ITLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19156LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 8302LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 19156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 19156LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9156LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Fantasia Lindum are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Japan, Spain. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9156.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9156, SW-9310, AML(i) 1005, 85.526-L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9156 A-2 U GD and ILPS 9156 B-1 U GR 1. 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.
