Vinyl pressings
by Flowers · 1980
Icehouse 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.
5 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 3 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.
P2B 36 SMX56815Side A runout, hand etched Variant 1
P2C3 21 SMX56816Side B runout, hand etched Variant 1
P2B 16 SMX56815Side A runout, hand etched Variant 2
P2C3 5 SMX56816Side B runout, hand etched Variant 2
SMX 56815 - 2̶ 8ASide A runout, variant 1
SMX 56816 - 2̶ 8ASide B runout, variant 1
SMX 56815 - 2̶ 8ASide A runout, variant 2
SMX 56816 - 2̶ 8A2Side B runout, variant 2
L37436-A........ 8A SMX 56815-2Side A Runout, Etched & Stamped.
.................L37436-A 8A SMX 56816-2Side B Runout, Etched & Stamped.
SMX 56815-2Stamped A
L37436-A 8AEtched A
SMX 56816-2Stamped B
L37436-B 8AEtched B
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 | New Zealand | Interfusion L 37436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Regular Records L 37436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Regular Records L 37436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Regular Records L 37436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Regular Records RRLP 1202LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | Regular Records L 38441 / Festival Records L 38441LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Australia | Diva Records DIVAU1001LP / Universal Music DIVAU1001LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Australia | Diva Records DIVAU1001LP / Universal Music DIVAU1001LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | Regular Records L 38441 / Festival Records L 38441LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Regular Records RRLP 1202LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Icehouse are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1980 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Australia, US, New Zealand. One of them is Regular Records L 37436, released October 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use L 37436, CHR 1350) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P2B 36 SMX56815 and P2C3 21 SMX56816. 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.
