Vinyl pressings
by Julian Cope · 1987
Saint Julian was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 13 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 9861 A-1U-1-1⇀2 TY1Side A runout, variant 1
ILPS 9861 B-2U-1-1⇀m3 TY1Side B runout, variant 1
ILPS 9861 A-1U-1-1-18 TY1Side A runout, variant 2
ILPS 9861 B-2U-1-1-m4 TY1Side B runout, variant 2
TY1 ILPS 9861 A-2U-1-1⇀USide A runout variant 1
TY1 ILPS 9861 B-1U-1-1⇀Side B runout variant 1
TY1 ILPS 9861 A-1U-1-1⇀I0Side A runout variant 2
TY1 ILPS 9861 B-2U-1-1⇀M4Side B runout variant 2
STIL-876317-A DMM SP -2 o- Δ15919 SPAR B-26877A DMMRunout Side A, etched
STIL-876318-A DMM SP 1-2 o- Δ15919-X B-26878A DMM SPARRunout Side B, etched
ST-IL-866317-ARLabel Side A
ST-IL-866318-ARLabel Side B
STIL-876317-A DMM SP1-1Side A Variant 1
STIL-876318-A DMM SP1-3Side B Variant 1
STIL-876317-A DMM SP1-1Side A Variant 2
STIL-876318-A DMM SP1-1Side B Variant 2
V 〄 P28D-2064A 111 + DSide A runout, stamped
P28D-2064B 121 +Side B runout, stamped
R28D 2064ASide A label
R28D 2064BSide B label
SMX- 66699 W2DSide A runout groove hand-etched
SMX 66700 Ⓡ2ASide B runout groove hand-etched
SMX 67771 Ⓡ2ASide C runout groove hand-etched
SMX 67772 Ⓡ2BSide D runout groove hand-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Island Records L 38654 / Island Records ILPS 9861First yearLP, Album, LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Island Records L 38654First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Island Records ISL 1128 / Island Records ISL-1128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Island Records 208 215First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Island Records 212 043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Island Records VG 71447First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Island Records VG 71447LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1987 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 9861First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 9861First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | Portugal | Island Records 208215First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Scandinavia | Island Records ILPS 9861First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Africa | Island Records ILPC 29861First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Island Records ILPS9861 / Ariola 5C 208280First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Island Records 90571-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Island Records 90571-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Island Records ILPS 9861LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Island Records ILPS 9861LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Island Records UMCLP088LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Saint Julian are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1987 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Japan, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9861, released March 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9861, 90571-1, R28D-2064, L 38654) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9861 A-1U-1-1⇀2 TY1 and ILPS 9861 B-2U-1-1⇀m3 TY1. 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.
