Vinyl pressings
by Fairport Convention · 1975
Rising For The Moon 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.
15 pressings came out in 1975, 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 9313 - A-1u TML-MSide A runout, variant 1
ILPS 9313 - B-1u TML-SSide B runout, variant 1
ILPS 9313 - A-1U TML-M H 1Side A runout, variant 2
ILPS 9313 - B-1U TML-S GL 2Side B runout, variant 2
ILPS 9313-A-1u TML-MSide A runout, variant 1
ILPS 9313-B-1u TML-SSide B runout, variant 1
I - > ILPS 9313-A-1u TML-MSide A runout, variant 2
I - 6 ILPS 9313-B-1u TML-SSide B runout, variant 2
ILPS 9313-A-1u TML-MSide A runout
ILPS 9313-B-1u TML-SSide B runout
ILPS 9313-A-1u TML-M C G C 1Side A runout
ILPS 9313-B-1u TML-S O 1Side B runout
ILPS 9313 - A-1B SX D TML=MVariant 1 Side A runout
ILPS 9313 - B-1A SX E TML=MVariant 1 Side B runout
ILPS 9313-A TML-M 1B D S1Variant 2 Side A runout
ILPS 93123-B TML-S 1B E S1Variant 2 Side B runout
ILPS 9313 - 1A TML-SVariant 1, Side A runout etched, TML-S stamped
ILPS 9313 - B TML-M /A SXTVariant 1, Side B runout etched, TML-M stamped
1•S ILPS 9313-A TML-M 1B SX T B 4Variant 2, Side A runout etched, TML-M stamped
1S ILPS 9313-B TML-S 1B SXT D1Variant 2, Side B runout etched, TML-S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Island Records L 35519 / Island Records ILPS 9313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Island Records ILS -80314First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80314First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9313 / Island Records 88 585 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Island Records L35519First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Portugal | Island Records 5009313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Island 88 585 IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9313First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9313First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9313 / Island Records ILPS.9313First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9313 / Island Records ILPS.9313First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9313 / Island Records ILPS.9313First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9313 / Island Records ILPS.9313First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Italy | Island Records ORL 19313LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Portugal | Island Records ILPS 9313 / Island Records 10.209313.35LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 8500LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 19313LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9313 / Island Records 88 585 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records 88 585 XOT / Island Records ILPS 9313LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Island Records 88 585 - ILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9313LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9313LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9313LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Rising For The Moon are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9313, released June 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9313, L 35519, ILS -80314, ILS-80314) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9313 - A-1u TML-M and ILPS 9313 - B-1u TML-S. 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.
