Vinyl pressings
by Deke Leonard · 1973
Iceberg was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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.
UAS 29464 A-1URunout side A, stamped
UAS 29464 B-1URunout side B, stamped
UAS 29464ALabel side A
UAS 29464BLabel side B
UAG 29464 AEtched Side A variant 1
UAG 29464 BEtched Side B variant 1
UAG 2947̶ 64 A 29464 ASide A runout variant 2
UAG 29464 BSide B runout variant 2
UAG 29464 A-1USide A, stamped, variant 1
U̶A̶S̶ UAG 29464 B-1USide B, stamped, variant 1
UAG U̶A̶S̶ 29464 A - 1USide A, stamped, variant 2
U̶A̶S̶ UAG 29464 B - 1USide B, stamped, variant 2
SMX 43235 2ASide A etched
SMX 43236 2ASide B etched
UAG UAS 29464 A-1U Mde in GermanySide A runout stamped
UAG UAS 29464 b-1U Mde in GermanySide B runout stamped
UAS 29 464 ASide A label
UAS 29 464 BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | United Artists Records l 35001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | United Artists Records UAG 29464 / United Artists Records UAG 29.464First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29464 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | LIBERTY LLS-80021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | United Artists Records HUS 061-102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | United Artists Records UAS 29464 / United Artists Records UAG 29464First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | United Artists Records UAG 29464First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | UK | United Artists Records UAG 29464First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA150-FLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | United Artists Records UAG 29464LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA150-FLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA150-FLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | United Artists Records LBR 1042 / United Artists Records OC 054-83-047LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | United Artists Records UAG 29464LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Iceberg are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1973 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAS 29464.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS 29464, UAG 29464, l 35001, UAS 29464 I) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAS 29464 A-1U and UAS 29464 B-1U. 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.
