Vinyl pressings
by Jim Capaldi · 1972
Oh How We Danced was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 14 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 9187 A-2U STERLING LHvariant 1
ILPS 9187 B-1U STERLING LHvariant 1
ILPS 9187 A-1U STERLING 1 ASide A runout stamped variant 2
ILPS 9187 B-1U STERLING 1 RSide B runout stamped variant 2
ILPS 9187 A-2USide A runout stamped
ILPS 9187 B-1U STERLING LHSide B runout stamped
ILPS 9187 A-2U ISide A runout stamped
ILPS 9187 B-1U [2] STERLING [LH] G P [JC-2]Side B runout stamped [etched]
SW-1-9314 Z1 STERLING LH 0Runout side A
SW-2-9314 Z1 #2 STERLING LH 0Runout side B
SW-1-9314 Z4 —◁ STERLING LHSide A runout, Variant 1
SW-2-9314 Z4 —◁ STERLING LHSide B runout, Variant 1
SW-1-9314 Z4 —◁ STERLING LH 2Side A runout, Variant 2
SW-2-9314 Z2 —◁ STERLING LH 3Side B runout, Variant 2
SW-1-9314 Z3 1(sideways) ✲ STERLING LH 2A side etch, exc 1 ✲ STERLING stamp
SW-2-9314 Z3 1(sideways) ✲ STERLING LH 3B side etch, exc 1 ✲ STERLING stamp
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Island Records SIL 934575First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Island Records L 34575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Brazil | Island Records 410 013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Island Records 6396 015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Island Records 86 031 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Island Records ICL 30First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Mexico | Island Records 25005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Mexico | Island Records 25005 / Island Records ILPS-9187First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Island Records 86031 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Island Records 86031 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Island Records 86031 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Island Records SIL 934575 / Island Records SIL-934575First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | Island Records 86.031-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Sweden | Island Records ILPS 9187First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Island Records SW-9314First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Island Records 86 031 IT / Island Records 86 031 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Island Records 202 833LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 86 031 ITLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19187LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Sweden | Island Records ILPS 9187LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9187LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
35 vinyl pressings of Oh How We Danced are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1972 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9187, released February 17, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9187, SW-9314, ILPS 19187, SIL 934575) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9187 A-2U STERLING LH and ILPS 9187 B-1U STERLING LH. 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.
