Vinyl pressings
by Grace Jones · 1982
Living My Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 22 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.
STIL 825055 C 0-1 SM1-1 STERLINGRunout side A, var. 1
STIL 825056 B STERLING 0-1 SM1-2Runout side B, var. 1
STIL 825055 C 0-1 SM2-1 STERLINGRunout side A, var. 2
STIL 825056 B STERLING 0-1 SM3-1Runout side B, var. 2
STIL 825055 C B-17414-C △3087 STERLINGRunout Side A, etched, except STERLING stamped
STIL 825056 A B-17415-A △ 3087-X STERLINGRunout Side B, etched, except STERLING stamped
ST-IL-825055-ARLabel Side A
ST-IL-825056-ARLabel Side B
ILPS 9722 A-3U-1-1‒ JONZRunout side A, variant 1
ILPS 9722 B-3U-1‒1 SOUND CLINICRunout side B, variant 1
ILPS 9722 A-3U-1-1‒2 JONZRunout side A, variant 2
ILPS 9722 B-3U-1-2‒1 SOUND CLINICRunout side B, variant 2
ILPS 9722 A-4U-1-1 JONZRunout side A, variant 1
ILPS 9722 B-2U-1-1-Runout side B, variant 1
ILPS 9722 A-4U-1-1- JONZRunout side A, variant 2
ILPS 9722 B-3U-1-2- SOUND CLINICRunout side B, variant 2
25S-122 A A-1-2Side A
25S-122 B A-1-2Side B
15 SMX59311 P2ASide A, Etch [Variation 1]
14 SMX59311 P2A2Side B, Etch [Variation 1]
8 SMX59311 P2A2Side A, Etch [Variation 2]
11 SMX59312 P2A2Side B, Etch [Variation 2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Island Records RML-53020 / Island Records ILPS-9722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Island Records RML-53020 / Island Records ILPS-9722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Island Records 79 00181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Island Records ISL 18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Colombia | Ariola 18083100218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Island Records 204 753-320 / Island Records 204 753First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Island Records 204 753-320 / Island Records 204 753First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Island Records 204 753-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Island Records 204 753-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Island Records 6313 431First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Greece | Island Records 14C 062-64998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Iceland | Island Records ILPS 9722 / FálkinnFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | Island Records ILPS 9722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Israel | Island Records BAN 129722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Island Records ISM - 18 / Island Records ISM 18LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ISM 18LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 204 753LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 19722LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Island Records L 37925 / Island Records ILPS 9722LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Sweden | Island Records ILPS 9722LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Island Records 90018-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
46 vinyl pressings of Living My Life are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1982 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records 90018-1, released November 15, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 90018-1, ILPS 9722, PILPS 9722, 25S-122) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STIL 825055 C 0-1 SM1-1 STERLING and STIL 825056 B STERLING 0-1 SM1-2. 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.
