Vinyl pressings
by David Byron · 1975
Take No Prisoners was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
ILPS-9342-A3E GM A 4Runout side A, var. 1
ILPS-9342-B3E GM A 2 1Runout side B, var. 1
ILPS⋅9342⋅A3E GM ARunout side A, var. 2
ILPS⋅9342⋅B3E GM A 2 1Runout side B, var. 2
SRM-1-1074-A-CSG MASTERDISK G.K.
SRM-1-1074-A-CSG MASTERDISK G.K
Δ MX177176 24-342-1Side A, Stamped
Δ MX177177 24-342-2Side B, Stamped
S 89433 A-1 75 Made in GermanyRunout side A
S 89433 B-1 75 Made in GermanyRunout side B
S 89 433 ALabel side A
S 89 433 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Bronze 24-342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Benelux | Bronze 89 433 XOT / Bronze ILPS 9342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Bronze BRO 2013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Bronze 89 433 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Israel | Bronze ILPS 9342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Israel | Bronze ILPS 9342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Bronze P-10141BFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | Bronze P-10141BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Bronze ILPS 9342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Bronze 24 342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Bronze ILPS 9342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1074 / Bronze SRM-1-1074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1074 / Bronze SRM-1-1074LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Bronze 89.433-ILP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1074 / Bronze SRM-1-1074LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2745LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| 2021 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2745LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of Take No Prisoners are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1975 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Benelux and more. One of them is Bronze ILPS 9342.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9342, SRM-1-1074, 24-342, 89 433 XOT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS-9342-A3E GM A 4 and ILPS-9342-B3E GM A 2 1. 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.
