Vinyl pressings
by Fripp & Eno · 1973
(No Pussyfooting) was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
HELP 16 A-1U L E 2Side A runout variant 1
HELP 16 B-1U D E 2Side B runout variant 1
HELP 16 A-1U 2 R ASide A runout variant 2
HELP 16 B-1U 1 RSide B runout variant 2
HELP 16 A-1U G1Side A
HELP 16 B-1U G1Side B
ILPS 19239-1 9/11/73Side A runout, stamped
ILPS 1 29(cancelled) ILPS 19239-2 9/11/73Side B runout, stamped
S 87511 A-1 Made in GermanyRunout Side A
S 87511 B-1 Made in GermanyRunout Side B
HELP 16 - ASide A, runout
HELP 16 - BSide B, runout
HELP 16ALabel A
HELP 16BLabel B
87511-H-A 1 R IISide A, runout, etched
87511-H-B 1 R IISide B, runout, etched
A 87.511 - HSide A, label
B 87.511 - HSide B, label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Germany | Island Records 87 511 ETFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Island Records HELP 16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Island Records 87.511-H / Island Records 87511 HFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Island Records HELP 16First yearLP, Advance, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Advance, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | Island Records HELP 16First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19239First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Island Records L 35067 / Island Records HELP 16LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Island Records 9101 629LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Antilles AN-7001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Polydor 2343 095LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | Polydor 2343 095LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Antilles AN-7001LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | US | Antilles AN-7001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Antilles AN-7001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Polydor MPF 1218LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Editions EG EGED 102LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | Editions EG EGED 2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Editions EG EGS 102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Editions EG 23 10 629LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Editions EG EGED 2 / Polydor 2335 240LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Editions EG EGED 2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Japan | WHD Entertainment, Inc. IEPS-9115 / Discipline Global Mobile IEPS-9115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Worldwide | Discipline Global Mobile DGMLP1 / Opal Records DGMLP1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Polydor 2310 629LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Island Records 9101 629LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of (No Pussyfooting) are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1973 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, Italy, Germany, South Africa and more. One of them is Island Records HELP 16, released November 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HELP 16, ILPS 19239, 87 511 ET, 87.511-H) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HELP 16 A-1U L E 2 and HELP 16 B-1U D E 2. 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.
