Vinyl pressings
by Blondie · 1982
Island Of Lost Souls was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
40 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 19 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.
T1 CHS-2603-AS-T2 MCA ShRunout side A, Variant 1
T1 CHS-2603-BS-T2Runout side B, Variant 1
CHS-2603-AS -T3 MCA Sh ᵀᴵRunout side A, Variant 2
CHS-2603-BS - T3 ᵀᴵᴵᴵRunout side B, Variant 2
CHS 2603 AS PRC-C-2-1 | NICA SLRunout [etched] side A
CHS 2603 BS PRC-C-1-1Runout [etched] side B
CHS 2603 ASLabel side A
CHS 2603 BSLabel side B
(CHS 2603-AS)Label A
(CHS 2603-BS)Label B
CHS-2603-AS-X MCA shSide 1
CHS-2603-BSSide 2
CHS-2603-AS -XX MCA Sh PRunout [etched] side A "Sh" is cursive
CHS-2603-BS-XX PRunout [etched] side B
CHS 2603-ASLabel side A
CHS 2603-BSLabel side B
CHS-2603-AS PRC-C-2-1 MCA 𝒮𝒽 -𝓔-Run-outs, etched
CHS 2603-ASBoth labels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Chrysalis K-8721 / Chrysalis K 8721First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | Australia | Chrysalis K-8721 / Chrysalis CHS 2608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Barbados | Chrysalis CHS 2608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Brazil | Chrysalis 101.8248First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 2603First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | El Salvador | Chrysalis CHR-02First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | El Salvador | Chrysalis CHR-02First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Europe | Chrysalis 104 272 / Chrysalis 104 272-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Chrysalis PC 8952First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | France | Chrysalis CHS 2608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHS 2608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHS 2608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-17246First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-17246First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Mexico | Chrysalis CT-08 / Chrysalis CT·08First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Israel | Chrysalis 104 2727", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Chrysalis CT-0412", Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Mexico | Chrysalis CT-0812", Maxi-Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 12", Maxi-Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Panama | Chrysalis CHR-027", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
44 vinyl pressings of Island Of Lost Souls are listed here, from 21 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Italy, France and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHS 2603, released May 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHS 2603, CHS 2603 DJ, CHS 40 PDJ, CHS 2608) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 CHS-2603-AS-T2 MCA Sh and T1 CHS-2603-BS-T2. 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.
