Vinyl pressings
by John "Speedy" Keen · 1975
Y'Know Wot I Mean? 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.
7 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.
ILPS-9338-ASide A runout variant 1
ILPS-9338-BSide B runout variant 1
ILPS-9338-A-6 EG STERLINGSide A runout variant 2
ILPS-9338-B-6 EG STERLINGSide B runout variant 2
1S ILPS 9338 A-5 RE-1 F2 STERLINGSide A runout
1S ILPS 9338 B-3 A2 STERLINGSide B runout
ILPS 9338-ASide A label
ILPS 9338-BSide B label
1 S : ILPS 93·38 A -5 RE-1 SX STERLING DSide A runout, variant 1
1S ILPS 9338 B-3 SX STERLING B :Side B runout, variant 1
1S ILPS 93·38 A -5 RE-1 SX STERLING B 1Side A runout, variant 2
1S ILPS 9338 B-3 SX STERLING B 2Side B runout, variant 2
2S ILPS 9338 A-4 STERLING SXTRunout A, variant 1
1S ILPS 9338 B-3 SXT STERLING ARunout B, variant 1
1S ILPS 9338 A-4 SXT STERLING CRunout A, variant 2
1S ILPS 9338 B-3 SXT STERLING E 2Runout B, variant 2
ILPS 9338 A-4 STERLING S2 BRunout side A
ILPS 9338 B-3 STERLING S1 SX CRunout side B
ILPS-9338-ASide A runout
ILPS-9338-BSide B runout
9338-ASide A label
9338-BSide B label
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 35702 / Island Records IL.35702LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Island Records L 35702 / Island Records IL.35702First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9338LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9338First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Island Records ILPS 9338LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Y'Know Wot I Mean? are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9338.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9338, L 35702) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS-9338-A and ILPS-9338-B. 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.
