Vinyl pressings
by Fairport Convention · 1969
Unhalfbricking 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.
15 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
ILPS 9102 A//1 1 1 3Side A runout variant 1
ILPS 9102 B//2 1 1 1Side B runout variant 1
ILPS 9102 A//1Side A runout variant 2
ILPS 9102 B//2Side B runout variant 2
A&M SP-4311 15 (MR) △14008 ②A-Side runout variant 1
A&M SP-4312 15 (MR) △14008-X ②B-Side runout variant 1
SP 4311 (MR) △13942 (1) RLA-side runout variant 2
A&M SP-4312 15 (MR) △14008-X ②B-Side runout variant 2
SP-4311-1A SM RL A1A runout
SP-4312-1C SM RL SSB runout
SP-4311A label
SP-4312B label
SP-4311-1B RLSide A, etched, variant 1
SP-4312-1A RLSide B, etched, variant 1
SP 4311-1B RL SSSide A, etched, variant 2
A&M-SP-4312 1 [A 1 stamped]Side B, etched, variant 2
SP 4311-1A SM RL SS A2Runout, side A, etched
SP 4312-1C SM RL SS C6Runout, side B, etched
SP 4311Label matrix, side A
SP 4312Label matrix, side A
SP 4311 (MR) △13942 2(circled) RL (stamped) SSA runout
A&M SP-4312 15 (MR) △14008-XB runout
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 | Australia | Festival Records SFL-933,512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Polydor 543.098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Island Records 849 302 UYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Island Records 849 302 UYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Island Records SLIR-IL 22.037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Festival Records SFL-933512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102 / Island Records ILPS-9102LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102 / Island Records ILPS-9102LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102 / Island Records ILPS-9102LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102 / Island Records ILPS-9102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102 / Island Records ILPS-9102LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102 / Island Records ILPS-9102LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4206First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4206 / A&M Records SP-4206First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4206First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Fontana SFON-7107LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Japan | Fontana SFON-7107LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Island Records ICL-36LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Island Records Ltd. ICL-36LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP 4206 / A&M Records SP-4206LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Island Records 88 163 XAT / Island Records ILPS 9102LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9102 / Island Records 88 163 XATLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Island Records ORL 8374LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Australia | Festival Records L-33512 / Island Records L-33512LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Carthage Records CGLP 4418 / Carthage Records GGLP-4418LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Carthage Records CGLP 4418LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Italy | Island Records ORL 19102LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Italy | Island Records ORL 19102LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 164LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2000 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 164LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2008 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M158LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Island Records 578 240-5LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Europe | Island Records 776 568-4 / UMC 00602577656842LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Spain | Elemental Music 700186 / Island Records 700186LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Island Records UMCLP048 / Universal Music Recordings 0805520240482LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Island Records SFL-933,512 / Island Records SIL-933,512LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Island Records L-33512LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Island Records L-33512 / Island Records SIL 933,512LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 19102 / Island Records ORL 8374LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9102 / Island Records 88 163 XATLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9102 / Island Records 88 163 XATLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records 88 163 XAT / Island Records (ILPS 9102)LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS-9102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 164LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4206LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4206 / A&M Records SP-4206LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
61 vinyl pressings of Unhalfbricking are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1969 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9102, released July 4, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9102, SP 4206, SFL-933,512, 543.098) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9102 A//1 1 1 3 and ILPS 9102 B//2 1 1 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.
