Vinyl pressings
by John Cale · 1975
Slow Dazzle 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.
11 pressings came out in 1975, 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 9317 A-1U STERLING I̶L̶P̶S̶ ̶9̶3̶1̶5̶ ̶A̶Runout A, variant 1
ILPS 9317 B-4U STERLING ILPS 9̶3̶1̶5̶ B RE-1Runout B, variant 1
ILPS 9317 A-1U HG STERLING 2 I̶L̶P̶S̶ ̶9̶3̶1̶5̶ ̶A̶-1̶Runout A, variant 2
ILPS 9317 B-4U STERLING HG ILPS 9̶3̶1̶5̶ B RE-1Runout B, variant 2
\ S ILPS 9317 A-1A STERLINGA-side runout, variant 1
\ S ILPS 9317 B-1B STERLINGB-side runout, variant 1
\ S ILPS 9317 A -1B STERLING A2A-side runout, variant 2
\ S ILPS 9317 B-1B STERLING B3B-side runout, variant 2
2 S ILPS 9317 A-1B SXT [STERLING]Side A etched, [stamped] in runout
1 S ILPS 9317 B-1A SXT [STERLING]Side B etched, [stamped] in runout
SMX47627Label A
SMX47628Label B
ILPS 9317 A -1B SX STERLINGSide A runout
ILPS 9317 B -1B STERLINGSide B runout
ILPS 9317 A -1B SX STERLING S 1 CSide A runout, variant 1
ILPS 9317 B -1B STERLING S 2 DSide B runout, variant 1
ILPS 9217 A - 1BRunout side A, etched
ILPS 9217 B - 1BRunout side B, etched
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 35594First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9217First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Island Records ILS 80345First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Island Records ILS 80345First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Island Records L 35594First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Island Records 88840 I / Island Records 88.840-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9317First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9317LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9317LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Europe | Vinyl Lovers 900266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Wax Cathedral MELT-013LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | US | Wax Cathedral MELT-013 / Island Records B0019459-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Island Records UMCLP080 / Universal Music Recordings UMCLP080LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Island Records UMCLP080 / Universal Music Recordings UMCLP080LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9317 / Island Records 800-599-928LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Island Records L 35594LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Island Records 88840 ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9317LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9317LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9317LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK & Europe | Island Records ILPS 9317 / Island Records 800-599-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK & Europe | Island Records ILPS 9317LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK & Europe | Island Records ILPS 9317LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Slow Dazzle are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1975 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9317, released April 11, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9317, L 35594, ILPS 9217, ILS 80345) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9317 A-1U STERLING I̶L̶P̶S̶ ̶9̶3̶1̶5̶ ̶A̶ and ILPS 9317 B-4U STERLING ILPS 9̶3̶1̶5̶ B RE-1. 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.
