Vinyl pressings
by Bob Marley & The Wailers · 1979
Survival was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
45 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
ILPS 9542 A-1U GRAEME T A SOUND CLINIC 7Side A, variant 1
ILPS 9542 B-1U H O 2Side B, variant 1
ILPS 9542 A-1U GRAEME H M SOUND CLINIC 5Side A, variant 2
ILPS 9542 B-1U 3Side B, variant 2
ILPS 9542 A-2U SOUND CLINICSide A [variant 1]
ILPS 9542 B-2U JONZSide B [variant 1]
ILPS 9542 A-2U JONZ 2Side A [variant 2]
ILPS 9542 B-2U SOUND CLINIC ( )Side B [variant 2]
ILPS-1-9542-RE1-LW2 ✻ STERLINGSide A
ILPS-1-9542-LW2 ✻ ✩ STERLINGSide B
ILPS-1-9542-G1 STERLING GOLSide A, etched, exc. STERLING
ILPS-2-9542-G1 STERLING GOLSide B, etched, exc. STERLING
ILPS-1-9542-RE1-JW2 #1 STERLING 0Side A, etched, 'STERLING' & '0' stamped
ILPS-2-9542-JW1 #3 ✩ STERLING 0Side B, etched, 'STERLING' & '0' stamped
ILPS-1-9542-RE1-JW2 #3 STERLING 0Side A, etched, 'STERLING' & '0' stamped
ILPS-2-9542-JW1 #3 ✩ STERLING 0Side B, etched, 'STERLING' & '0' 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Island Records ILPS 9542 / Festival Records L 37050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Island Records L 37050 / Island Records L-37,050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Island Records ILPS 9542 / Festival Records L 37050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Brazil | Island Records ILPS 9542First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Island Records 200 911First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9542First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9542First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Island Records 9123 053 / Tuff GongFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Island Records 200 911-320 / Tuff Gong 200 911First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | Virgin VG 71431First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Island Records 14C 062-63272First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Guatemala | Island Records ILP-36First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Israel | Island Records ILPS 9542LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | Israel | Island ILPS 9542First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19542* / Island Records ILPS 19542First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mexico | Island Records LAE-298LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Nigeria | Island Records ILPS 9542LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Tuff Gong 5009 542LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Island Records 200911-I / Tuff Gong 200911-ILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Turkey | Disco Vox 87024LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Turkey | Disco Vox 87024 XDTLP | LP |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Island Records ILPS 9542 / Jugoton LSI 78021LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Panama | Island Records ILP 36LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Tuff Gong 200911-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Island Records ILPS 9542LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1982 | Japan | Island Records 20S-88LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1982 | Japan | Island Records 20S-88LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | Island Records 90088-1 / Island Records 7 90088-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1982 | Venezuela | Ariola AR-7505LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Venezuela | Ariola AR-7505LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Mexico | Island Records LPR-25026 / Island Records 842 460-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | South Africa | Island Records GSL 344LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1994 | UK & Europe | Tuff Gong TGLLP 8 / Island Records 846 202-1LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Europe | Tuff Gong 548 901-1 / Island Records 548 901-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Tuff Gong 602547276278 / Island Records 602547276278LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | US | Tuff Gong 602547276278 / Island Records 602547276278LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Tuff Gong 00602508172472 / Island Records 00602508172472LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Unknown | Tuff Gong 00602435082219 / Island Records 00602435082219LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Tuff Gong B0031908-01 / Island Records B0031908-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9542LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9542LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ISM-9542 / Island Records ISM 9542LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9542LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9542LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 200 911-320 / Island Records BM 1008LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Tuff Gong 200911 / Island Records 200 911LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 200 911 / Tuff Gong 200 911LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Tuff Gong 200 911 / Island Records 200 911LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Jamaica | Tuff GongLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Jamaica | Tuff GongLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | Tuff Gong 422-846-202-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | Tuff Gong / Island RecordsLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | Jamaica | Tuff Gong ILPS 9542LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Tuff GongLP, Album | LP, Album |
104 vinyl pressings of Survival are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1979 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, France, South Africa and more. One of them is Tuff Gong ILPS 9542, released October 2, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9542, 9123 053, ILPS 29542, L 37050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9542 A-1U GRAEME T A SOUND CLINIC 7 and ILPS 9542 B-1U H O 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.
