Vinyl pressings
by Black Uhuru · 1980
Sinsemilla was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 11 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 9593 A-2U GRAEMESide A runout variant 1
ILPS 9593 B-1U GRAEME - SOUND CLINICSide B runout variant 1
ILPS 9593 A-2U 14 GRAEMESide A runout variant 2
ILPS 9593 B-1U 15 1 GRAEME - SOUND CLINICSide B runout variant 2
ILPS 9593 B-1URun-out Side B, Stamped
GRAEME - SOUND CLINICRun-out Side B, additional etching
A-1 ⟷ ᐉ MLPS-9593-A-1 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
A-1 ⟷ ᐉ MLPS-9593-B-1 STERLINGSide B runout, variiant 1
A-1 ᐉ MLPS-9593-A-1 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
A-1 ᐉ MLPS-9593-B-1 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
1S MLPS-9593-A CS2 A2 ⚝ STERLINGRunout Side A
1S MLPS-9593-B CS2 A2 STERLINGRunout Side B
MLPS 9593 ALabel Side A
MLPS 9593 BLabel Side B
A-3 ᐉ MLPS-9593-A-1 STERLINGSide A runout, etched / ᐉ, STERLING stamped
B-2 ⟷ MLPS-9593-B STERLINGSide B runout, etched / ⟷, STERLING stamped
MLPS 9593-ASide A label
MLPS 9593-BSide B label
MLPS-9593-A-1 STERLING A-1 ⟷ ⊲A Side (Etched & Stamped)
MLPS-9593-B-1 STERLING A-1 ⟷ ⊲B Side (Etched & Stamped)
MLPS-9593-B STERLING A-1 STERLING A-2 ⟷ ⊲Variant: A Side (Etched & Stamped)
MLPS-9593-B STERLING B-1 ⟷Variant: B Side (Etched & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Island Records L 37522First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Island Records 202.525First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Island Records MLPS 9593 / Mango MLPS 9593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Island Records ISL 9593First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Island Records 6313 084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Island Records 202 525 / Island Records 202 525-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Island Records 202 525 / Island Records 202 525-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Island Records 202 525 / Island Records 202 525-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Jamaica | TaxiFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Jamaica | TaxiFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Jamaica | TaxiFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Island Records 202.525 / Island Records 202 525-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Island Records 202.525 / Island Records 202 525-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Island Records L 37522 / Island Records ILPS 9593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9593LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Germany | Island Records ILPS 9593LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Mango 202 525 / Island Records 202 525LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 202 525-320 / Island Records 202.525LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 202 525LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 202 525 / Island Records 202 525-320LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | Taxi TXI 864109LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Taxi TXI 864109LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records 202.525 / Island Records 202 525-320LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9593LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9593LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9593LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of Sinsemilla are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1980 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9593.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9593, MLPS-9593, MLPS 9593, L 37522) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9593 A-2U GRAEME and ILPS 9593 B-1U GRAEME - SOUND CLINIC. 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.
