Vinyl pressings
by Burning Spear · 1977
Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 5 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 9513 A1 EG JONZ I-16Side A runout, etched, variant 1
ILPS 9513 B1 EG I-16Side B runout, etched, variant 1
ILPS 9513 A1 EG JONZ I-23Side A runout, etched, variant 2
ILPS 9513 B1 EG 3 I-22Side B runout, etched (exc. stamped'3', variant 2
ILPS 9513 A-1U P 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
ILPS 9513 B-1U M 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
ILPS 9513 A-1U A 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
ILPS 9513 B-1U M 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
ILPS 9513 A-1URunout A, stamped
ILPS 9513 B-1URunout B, stamped
ILPS 9513 A - 3 U - 1Runout A, stamped
ILPS 9513 B - 2 URunout B, stamped
ILPS 9513 A1 EG JONZ IT / P
ILPS 9513 B1 EG JONZ GF / P
ILPS-9513-A- TXDSide A runout
ILPS-9513-B TXDSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Island Records L36502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9513First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9513First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19513First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Jamaica | Burning Spear ILPS 9513First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9513First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9513First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9513First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9513First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1978 | Jamaica | Spear WRLP 1001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Island Records ILPS 9513LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Mango MLPS 9513LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Island Records 200 571LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | Island Records ILPS 29513LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Jamaica | Burning Spear WRLP 101LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1982 | US | Mango MLPS 9513LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Mango MLPS 9513LP, Album, Mispress, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Mispress, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | South Africa | Island Records ILPC29513LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Island Records 9101 680LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Burning Spear WRLP 101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9513LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9513LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mango MLPS 9513LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Island Records ILPS 9513LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mango Records MLPS 9513LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Mango MLPS 9513LP, Album | LP, Album |
26 vinyl pressings of Live are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1977 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, Canada, Italy, Jamaica and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9513, released December 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9513, ILPS 19513, L36502) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9513 A1 EG JONZ I-16 and ILPS 9513 B1 EG I-16. 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.
