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Fear by John Cale, album cover

First-year pressing

Fear 1974 US Pressing (ILPS 9301)

Fear by John Cale

Artist
John Cale
Title
Fear
Label
  • Island Records ILPS 9301
Country
US
Released
1974
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Format notes
SXT Terre Haute Pressing

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • ILPS 9301-A 1B SxTVariant 1, Side A runout
  • SXT2 ILPS 9301-B 1BVariant 1, Side B runout ("SXT" upside down)
  • 1 S ILPS 9301-A 1A Sx BVariant 2, Side A runout, etched
  • 1 S ILPS 9301-B 1A SxVariant 2, Side B runout, etched
  • 2 S ILPS 9301-A 1B SXT [Artisan logo]Variant 3, Side A runout, etched
  • S ILPS 9301-B 1B [Artisan logo] SXT2 (upside down)Variant 3, Side B runout, etched
  • 1 S ILPS 9301-A 1A Sx [Artisan logo] BVariant 4, Side A runout, etched except Artisan logo which is stamped
  • 1 S ILPS 9301-B 1A Sx [Artisan logo]Variant 4, Side B runout, etched except Artisan logo which is stamped
  • 1 S ILPS 9301-A 1B 0 [Artisan logo]Variant 5, Side A runout, etched
  • 1 S ILPS 9301-B 1B 0 [Artisan logo] A2Variant 5, Side B runout, etched
All 30 pressings of Fear