Vinyl pressings
by Flo & Eddie · 1975
Illegal, Immoral And Fattening 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.
9 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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.
IS PAL 33554-1A TML-M SXTEtched in runout A, Variant 1
TML-M IS PBL 33554-1C SXTEtched in runout B, Variant 1
AL 33554Side A label
BL 33554Side B label
o 1 PAL 33554- 1A TML-M SX DSide A runout
o 1 S PBL 33554 1A TML-M SX BSide B runout
AL 33554Side A label
BL 33554Side B label
PAL 33554 1A TML-MRunout A
PAL 33554-1C TML-MRunout B
P 1 XS PAL 33554- 1A TML-M o B1Runout A
P o 1 S PBL 33554 1A TML-M SX BRunout B
AL 33554Label A
BL 33554Label B
SMX 48571 ○ 2ASide A runout - etched
SMX 48572 ○ 2ASide B runout - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Toadstool L 35801 / Toadstool L-35,801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia KC 33554First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS 80983 / CBS CBS 80983First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS 80983 / CBS CBS 80983First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Interfusion L 35801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | CBS 80983LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33554First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33554LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33554First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33554First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33554First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Illegal, Immoral And Fattening are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33554.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33554, L 35801, KC 33554, 80983) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IS PAL 33554-1A TML-M SXT and TML-M IS PBL 33554-1C SXT. 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.
