Vinyl pressings
by Desmond Dekker · 1980
Israelites was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 7 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.
640.193-A 2Runout side A variant 1
640.193-B BA2Runout side B variant 1
640 193-A A 2Runout side A variant 2
640 193-B A 2Runout side B variant 2
BUY-70.A.2 STEVES A HOLERunouts side A (etched)
BUY-70 B 2 SA IN ONERunouts side B (etched)
BUY-70-A1 STEVES < A HOLE...Runout A, etched: Variant 1
BUY-70-B1 STEVE < ....IN ONERunout B, etched: Variant 1
BUY-70-A-2 < A HOLE... STEVESRunout A, etched: Variant 2
BUY-70-B-2 < IN ONE... SARunout B, etched: Variant 2
BUY-70.A.2 STEVES A HOLERunouts side A (etched)
BUY-70 B 2 SA IN ONERunouts side B (etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Stiff Records K7915First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Belgium | Stiff Records 640 193 / Stiff Records 640.193First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Stiff Records 640 193First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.12 799 / Stiff Records 6.12799 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.12799 AC / Stiff Records 6.12 799First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Stiff Records BUY 70First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Spain | Stiff Records MO 1958First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Spain | Stiff Records MO 1958First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 70First year7" | 7" |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BUYIT 70First year10", 45 RPM | 10", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 70First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 70First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 70First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 70 / Razor & Tie BUY 707", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Israelites are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1980 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Belgium, UK, Australia, France and more. One of them is Stiff Records 640 193.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 640 193, BUY 70, BUYIT 70, BUY 70) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 640.193-A 2 and 640.193-B BA2. 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.
