Vinyl pressings
by Bad Company · 1976
Run With The Pack was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
37 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 21 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.
ILPSP 9346 A-3U STERLING RL I-5Side A stamped, variant 1
ILPSP 9346 B-3U STERLING RL I-2Side B stamped, variant 1
ILPSP 9346 A-2U STERLING -1C 22 2Side A stamped [-1C 22 2 etched], variant 2
ILPSP 9346 B3 EG STERLING RL 35Side B etched [STERLING stamped], variant 2
ILPSP 9346 A -5URunout, A-side stamped
ILPSP 9346 B- 5URunout, B-side stamped
JONZRunout, B-side etched
ILPSP 9346- AA-side label
ILPSP 9346 A-5U G 1Side A runout stamped
ILPSP 9346 B-5U T JONZ 1Side B runout stamped
ILPS 9346-ASide A label
ILPS 9346-BSide B label
ILPSP 9346-ASide A runout
ILPSP 9346-BSide B runout
ILPSP 9346 A - 2U STERLING -1C 4 ASide A runout variant 1
ILPSP 9346 B -2U STERLING -1C 3 ESide B runout variant 1
ILPSP 9346 A - 2U STERLING -1C 4 BSide A runout variant 2
ILPSP 9346 B -2U STERLING -1C 3 2Side B runout variant 2
ILPSP 9346 A-2U STERLING -1C 0Side A runout
ILPSP 9346 B-2U STERLING -1CSide B runout
ILPSP 9346-ASide A label
ILPSP 9346-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Island Records L 35790 / Island Records L-35,790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Island Records ILPS 9346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Swan Song SS 8415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | Island Records ILPSP 9346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Island Records 9123 005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Island Records 27 000 GT / Island Records ILPS 9346LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Island Records 27 000 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Island Records 27 000 XOT / Island Records 27 000 G TFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Island Records 2J 062-97814First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ireland | Island Records ILPSP 9346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | Island Records ILPSP 9346 / Island Records ILPSP 001 9346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80455First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80455First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Malaysia | Island Records ILPSP 9346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Island Records 27000-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Swan Song 081227953638 / Swan Song R1 550808LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album |
| 2017 | Europe | Swan Song R1 550808LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | US | Swan Song R1 550808LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Analogue Productions APA 038-45 / Swan Song SS 841512", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2025 | US | Analogue Productions AAPA 038-4512", 45 RPM, Album | 12", 45 RPM, Album |
| 2025 | US | Swan Song SS 8415 / Analogue Productions APA 038-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2026 | US | Swan Song RI 8415 / Rhino Records RI 8415LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Swan Song SS 8415LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Island Records 27000 GT / Swan Song SS 8415LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Swan Song SS 8415LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Island Records 2J 062-97814LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Not On Label DLP 4714LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | New Jen Sheng JS-5067LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2717LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Jen Sheng JS 5067LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9346LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9346LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Swan Song SS 8503LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Swan Song SS 8503LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Swan Song SS 8503LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Swan Song SS 8503LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Swan Song SS 8503LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
75 vinyl pressings of Run With The Pack are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1976 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records ILPSP 9346, released January 23, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPSP 9346, ILPS 9346, SS 8415, ILS-80455) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPSP 9346 A-3U STERLING RL I-5 and ILPSP 9346 B-3U STERLING RL I-2. 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.
