Vinyl pressings
by John Cale · 1975
Helen Of Troy 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.
10 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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.
3 ILPS 9350 A2 EG PORKYSide A runout, variant 1
I-II ILPS∙9350∙B3 PECKOSide B runout, variant 1
7 ILPS 9350 A2 EG 1 PORKYSide A runout, variant 2
8 ILPS 9350 B2 EG 1 PECKOSide B runout, variant 2
ILPS 9350 A-1URunout A, stamped, Variant 1
ILPS 9350 B-1URunout B, stamped, Variant 1
ILPS 9350 A1Runout A, stamped
PORKYRunout A, etched
ILPS 9350 B3Runout B, stamped
PECKORunout B, etched
7 ILPS 9350 A2 EG PORKYRunout A, var. 1, etched
8 ILPS 9350 B2 EO PECKORunout B, var. 1, etched
1 ILPS 9350 A2 EG 1 PORKYRunout A, var. 2, etched exc. last '1'
3 ILPS 9350 B2 EG 1 PECKORunout B, var. 2, etched exc. last '1'
1 SMX.47991 ‧‧2BSide A variant 1
1 SMX‧47992 ‧‧2BSide B variant 1
4 SMX‧47992 ‧‧2BSide A variant 2
4 SMX‧47992 ‧‧2BSide B variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Island Records L-35,671 / Island Records L 35671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Island Records 9123002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9350 / Island Records 89 690 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9350 / Island Records 89 690 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Island Records L35671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9350First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9350LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Island Records 200 568LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9350LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Australia | Island Records L-35,671LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Europe | Vinyl Lovers 900273LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Wax Cathedral MELT-014 / Island Records B0019461-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Island Records UMCLP081 / Universal Music Recordings UMCLP081LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Island Records UMCLP081 / Universal Music Recordings UMCLP081LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Island Records VG 71463 / Virgin VG 71463LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records 200 568LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9350 / Island Records 89 690-320LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9350LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9350LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
23 vinyl pressings of Helen Of Troy are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Australia, France, Netherlands and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9350, released November 14, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9350, L-35,671, 9123002, L35671) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3 ILPS 9350 A2 EG PORKY and I-II ILPS∙9350∙B3 PECKO. 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.
