Vinyl pressings
by Bunny Wailer · 1976
Blackheart Man 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.
20 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 10 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.
I-20 ILPS 9415 A1 EGSide A runout variant 1
I-25 ILPS 9415 B2 EGSide B runout variant 1
I-10 ILPS 9415 A1 EGSide A runout variant 2
I-15 ILPS 9415 B2 EGSide B runout variant 2
I-11 ILPS 9415 A1 1 EGSide A runout
I-10 ILPS 9415 B2 1 EGSide B runout
ILPS 9415-ASide A label
ILPS 9415-BSide B label
ILPS 9415 A XXXXXRunout side A variant 1
ILPS 9415 B XXRunout side B variant 1
T1 IPLS.9415.B - 1 STERLING ARunout side A variant 2
T1 IPLS - 9415 - A - 2 STERLING BRunout side B variant 2
ILPS-9415-A-1B STERLING 1SSide A runout
ILPS-9415-B-1C STERLING A4 1SSide B runout
P ILPS 9415 A XXXX STERLINGSide A runout, etched
P ILPS 9415 B XX STERLINGSide B runout, etched
T\ ILPS-9415-A-2 STERLING /\Side A:
T\ ILPS-9415-B-1 STERLING /\Side B:
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 36119 / Island Records ILPS 9415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Island Records L 36119 / Island Records ILPS 9415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Island Records 9123 011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Island Records 9123 011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Solomonic BW 0077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Solomonic BW 0077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Solomonic BW 0077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Solomonic BW 0077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Solomonic BL 001First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80750First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Island Records L 36119 / Island Records ILPS 9415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | Island Records STAR 212First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Island Records ILPS - 9415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9415LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | South Africa | Island Records ILPC 29415LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Zambia | Island Records ILPC 29415LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | Island Records ILPS 9415LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Mango Records MLPS 9415 / Mango Records MLPS-9415LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M701LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Island Records MOVLP2333 / Universal Music MOVLP2333LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Island Records 200 569LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 846 160-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 846 160-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Mango MLPS 9415 / Island Records 210 850LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Solomonic SP001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Jamaica | Solomonic SP001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Solomonic SP001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Jamaica | Solomonic DSR 1262LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | Solomonic BW 3263LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | Solomonic SMLP 001LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | Solomonic SP001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9415LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9415LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS9415LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9415LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
49 vinyl pressings of Blackheart Man are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS - 9415.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS - 9415, ILPS 9415, ILPS-9415, L 36119) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I-20 ILPS 9415 A1 EG and I-25 ILPS 9415 B2 EG. 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.
