Vinyl pressings
by Jim Capaldi · 1975
Short Cut Draw Blood 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.
13 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 9 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 9336 A-2 EG STERLING TIH IXvariant 1
ILPS 9336 B-2 1 EG STERLING 8variant 1
ILPS 9336 A -2 1 EG STERLING 9Side A runout etched, (STERLING stamped) variant 2
ILPS 9336 B-2 1 EG STERLING 12Side B runout, etched (STERLING stamped) variant 2
ILPS 9336 A-1 GM STERLINGSide A runout
ILPS 9336 B-1 GM STERLINGSide B runout
ILPS 9336 A-2 1 EG STERLING 6Side A runout
ILPS 9336 B-2 1 EG STERLING 3Side B runout
ILPS-9336-A-4 S STERLINGA Side runout, variant 1
ILPS 9336 B-4 S STERLINGB Side runout, variant 1
1 S ILPS 9336 A-4 STERLING AA Side runout, variant 2
1 S ILPS 9336 B -3 STERLING AB Side runout, variant 2
SMX 48147 2ASide A runout
SMX 48148 2ASide B runout
SMX48147 2ASide A runout
SMX48148 2ASide B runout
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 | Island Records L 35701 / Island Records L-35,701First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Island Records L 35701 / Island Records L-35,701First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9336First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | France | Island Records ILPS 9336First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Island Records 6396.045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80425First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Island Records 9336 ILPSFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9336 / 89 468 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Island Records L35701First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | Island Records ILPS 9336First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9336First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9336Test Pressing, LP · Test pressing | Test Pressing, LP · Test pressing |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9336First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9336 / Island Records ILPS.9336First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9336First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9336 / 89468 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Short Cut Draw Blood are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9336.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9336, L 35701, 6396.045, 9336 ILPS) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9336 A-2 EG STERLING TIH IX and ILPS 9336 B-2 1 EG STERLING 8. 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.
