Vinyl pressings
by Manfred Mann's Earth Band · 1975
Nightingales & Bombers 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.
25 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 15 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 9337 A-2U GP 1 MELYS I.BC.Side A runout, variant 1
ILPS 9337 B-2U GD 1 MELYS I.BC.Side B runout, variant 1
ILPS 9337 A-2U A MELYS I.BC.Side A runout, variant 2
ILPS 9337 B-2U GM 2 MELYS I.BC.Side B runout, variant 2
BS-2877-41120-1A P 5Side A runout, variant 1
BS-2877- 41121-1B SX C0 P 15Side B runout, variant 1
BS-2877-41120-1B SX B 4 P 1 5Side A runout, variant 2
BS-2877- 41121-1B SX C 4 P 1 5Side B runout, variant 2
1 S BS-2877-41120-1C SXT BSide A runout etched var 1
1 S BS-2877-41121-1B SXT BSide B runout etched var 1
1 S BS-2877-41120-1B SXT CSide A runout etched var 2
1 S BS-2877-41121-1B SXT BSide B runout etched var 2
0 SIDE 1 BS-2877 (41120-2) #2Side A runout, variant 1
0 BS-2-2877-JW2Side B runout, variant 1
0 SIDE 1 BS-2877 (41120-2) #2Side A runout, variant 2
0 SIDE 2 BS2877 (41121-1) #2Side B runout, variant 2
1 S BS- 2877- 41120-1A SX 1CSide A runout
1 S BS-2877- 41121-1B SX C 3Side B runout
S41,120Side A label
S41,121Side B label
BS-1-2877-LW2· 2 *Runout Side A, variant 1
BS-2-2877-LW2· 2 *Runout Side B, variant 1
BS-1-2877-LW2· 1 *Runout Side A, variant 2
BS-2-2877-LW2· 2 *Runout Side 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 | Bronze 24-337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Austria | Bronze 89 059 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2877 / Bronze BS 2877First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2877 / Bronze BS 2877First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Bronze BRO2011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Bronze BRO 2011 / Bronze ILPS 9337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Bronze ILPS 19337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Bronze P-10064BFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | Bronze P-10064BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Bronze 89 059 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Bronze 89 059 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Bronze 24-337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Bronze 24337First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | Portugal | Bronze 5009 337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Bronze ILPS 9337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP 137LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Greece | Bronze 834788-1LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| 1988 | Greece | Bronze 834 788-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Cohesion COMME 8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П91 00219-20LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П91-00219/20LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П91-00219/20LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П91 00219/20LP, Album, Test Pressing, Unofficial Release, White Label, Stereo · Unofficial, Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Unofficial Release, White Label, Stereo · Unofficial, Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Creature Music MANNLP008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Bronze ILPS 9337LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Austria | Bronze 28 782 XOTLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS2877 / Bronze BS2877LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2877 / Bronze BS 2877LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Bronze 893011LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Bronze BRO 2011 / Bronze ILPS 9337LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 782-270 / Bronze 28 782 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 89 059 XOTLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 782 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 782 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 782-270 / Bronze 28 782 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 782-270, 28 782 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Bronze BROL 34337LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Scandinavia | Bronze BRON-337LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Bronze 28782-I / Bronze 28.782-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
71 vinyl pressings of Nightingales & Bombers are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1975 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Bronze ILPS 9337, released August 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9337, BS 2877, 89 059 XOT, 24-337) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9337 A-2U GP 1 MELYS I.BC. and ILPS 9337 B-2U GD 1 MELYS I.BC.. 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.
