Vinyl pressings
by Burning Spear · 1976
Man In The Hills 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.
14 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 9 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-9412-A-1B CSM KENDUN [Stamped] A4A-side runout - etched unless stated in brackets
ILPS-9412-B-1A CSM KENDUN [Stamped] A5B-side runout - etched unless stated in brackets
ILPS-9412-ASide A label matrix no.
ILPS-9412-BSide B label matrix no.
ILPS-9412-A CT 1 KENDUN AA-side runout, variant 1
ILPS-9412-B KENDUN BB-side runout, variant 1
T1 ILPS-9412-A-2 CTH KENDUN-AA-side runout, variant 2
T1 ILPS-9412-B-1 CTH KENDUN-BB-side runout, variant 2
ILPS-9412-A CP X KENDUN-B PA-side runout
ILPS-9412-B CP X KENDUN-A PB-side runout
ILPS-9412-ASide A label
ILPS-9412-BSide B label
I - 8 ILPS 9412 ASide A, Variant 1
I - 12 ILPS 9412 BSide B, Variant 1
2 ILPS 9412 A 1 [1 is turned 90°] EGSide A, Variant 2, etched
I 6 ILPS 9412 B 1 [1 is turned 90°] EGSide B, Variant 2, etched
ILPS 9412 A EGSide A
ILPS 9412 B EGSide 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 36007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Barbados | Total Sounds ILPS 9412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Wolf ILPS 9412 / Island Records ILPS 9412First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Wolf ILPS 9412First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Island Records L 36007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | Island Records ILPS 29412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9412First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Mango MLPS 9412LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Island Records ILPS 9412LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Island Records ILPS 9412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Island Records ILPS 9412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Zambia | Island Records ILPS 29412LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Mango MLPS 9412LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Island Records 210 859 / Mango 210 859LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9412LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Europe | Island Records ILPS 9412LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2026 | Europe | Island Records ILPS 9412LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Island Records 260 859LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | FoxLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | FoxLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | Wolf ILPS 9412LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Jamaica | Wolf ILPS 9412LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9412LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9412LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9412LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9412LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9412LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mango MLPS 9412LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
35 vinyl pressings of Man In The Hills are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1976 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9412, released August 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9412, ILPS 19412, L 36007, ILPS 29412) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS-9412-A-1B CSM KENDUN [Stamped] A4 and ILPS-9412-B-1A CSM KENDUN [Stamped] A5. 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.
