Vinyl pressings
by John Cale · 1977
Guts was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 8 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 9459 A2 EGSide A runout, variant 1
T[u]-8 ILPS 9459 B2 EGSide B runout, variant 1
I-19 ILPS 9459 A2 EGSide A runout, variant 2
I-17 ILPS 9459 B EGSide B runout, variant 2
ILPS 9459 A-1U JONZRunout side A, variant 1
ILPS 9459 B-1URunout side B, variant 1
ILPS 9459 A-1U 4 1 JONZRunout side A, variant 2
ILPS 9459 B-1U 3 1Runout side B, variant 2
ILPS 9459 A-1U 7 1 JONZRunout side A
ILPS 9459 B-1U 3 1Runout side B
I ILPS-9459-A-1B SM KENDUN C B3Side A runout
ILPS-9459-B-1A-RE-1 KENDUN A SM A3Side B runout
T I ILPS-9459-A-3 (TH) KENDUN "A"Runout side A
T I ILPS-9459-B-2 TH KENDUN CRunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Island Records L36633First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9459First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | France | Island Records 9101 672First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Germany | Island Records 200 567First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Germany | Island Records 200 567First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Island Records 200 567First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Island Records L 36633 / Island Records ILPS 9459First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9459First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9459First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9459First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9459 / Island Records 28 634-XOTFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | Island Records ILPS 9459First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | Island Records ILPS 9459First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Island Records ILPS 9459First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | Mango ILPS 9459First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Island Records L 36633LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Island Records L 36633LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ILPS-9459LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ILPS-9459LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9459LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9459LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9459LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Guts are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9459.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9459, L36633, 9101 672, 200 567) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9459 A2 EG and T[u]-8 ILPS 9459 B2 EG. 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.
