Vinyl pressings
by Fairport Convention · 1969
Liege & Lief was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year. 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 9115 ✳ A//1 1 3 9Side A variant 1
ILPS 9115 ✳ B//1 1 1 1 4Side B variant 1
ILPS 9115 ✳ A//1 1 2 5Side A variant 2
ILPS 9115 ✳ B//1 1 1Side B variant 2
ILPS 9115 * A//1 17 °Side 1:
ILPS 9115 * //1B 1 9 1 2C 1Side 2:
ILPS 9115 * A//1 1 3 1A stamped
ILPS 9115 * B//1 1 1 1 1B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9115First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Polydor 2310 019LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Island Records FOX-7022LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Island Records FOX-7022LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Island Records ILPS 9115LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | Philips 63 43 008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9115LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1970 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9115LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1970 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9115LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1970 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9115LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1970 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9115LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4257 / A&M Records SP-4257LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4257LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4257LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4257LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4257LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9115LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Island Records 208 008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | A&M Records SP 4257LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1987 | Italy | Island Records ORL 19115 / Island Records ORL 8080LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Island Records ILPM 9115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Australia | Island Records L 19062LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Island Records ILPM 9115 / Island Records 842 608-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M159LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | UK & Europe | Timeless TIME 725LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 502LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Island Records 378730-5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | Island Records 378 730-5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | UK | Island Records 674 924-7 / Island Records 0602567492474LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Island Records UMCLP049LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Island Records L 34136LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Island Records SIL 934136LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Island Records L 34136 / Island Records L-34,136LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Island Records ILPM 9115 / Island Records 842 608-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 19115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 8080LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 19115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Island Records FOX-7022LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records 89 226 XATLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records 89 226 XATLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Island Records SIL-934136LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9115LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
63 vinyl pressings of Liege & Lief are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1969 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9115, released December 5, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9115) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9115 ✳ A//1 1 3 9 and ILPS 9115 ✳ B//1 1 1 1 4. 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.
