Vinyl pressings
by Mott The Hoople · 1970
Mad Shadows was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 11 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 9119 A - 2 USide A Runout, Variant 1
ILPS 9119 B - 2 USide B Runout, Variant 1
ILPS 9119 A - 2 U L 1Side A Runout, Variant 2
ILPS 9119 B - 2 U H 1Side B Runout, Variant 2
ILPS 9119 A ⊽ 111Side A stamped
ILPS 9119 B ⊽ 111Side B stamped
ST-A-701983-A AT aB WSide A runout var.1
ST-A-701984-A AT PR aB WSide B runout var.1
ST-A-701983-A AT aB 11 WSide A runout var.2
ST-A-701984-A AT aB 11 WSide B runout var.2
ST-A-701983-A AT △15191 aBRunout Side A
ST-A-701983-AA MO AT △15245 aBRunout Side B
ST-A-701983-MOLabel Side A
ST-A-701983-MOLabel Side B
ST.A.701983-AA MR [circled] MR [circled] AT Δ15191 aB WSide A etched, MR stamped
ST.A.701984-AA MO MR [circled] AT Δ15245 aB WSide B etched, MR stamped
ST-A-701983-MOLabel Side A
ST-A-701984-MOLabel Side B
ST-A-701983-ASide A runout
ST-A-701984-ASide B runout
ST-A-701983 PRLabel Side A
ST-A-701984 PRLabel Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Island Records SIL-933931First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Polydor 2334 016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Island Records 6405 001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Island Records 6339 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Island Records 6339 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Island Records 6339 006 / Island Records ILPS 9119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Israel | Island Records 6339 006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Island Records 6339006 N.First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Island Records SFX-7284First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Island Records SFX-7284First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Island Records SIL-933931 / Island Records ILPS-9119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Island Records 6339 006 / Island Records ILPS 6339 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9119 / Island Records ILPS-9119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 8272First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 8272First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | UMC 7783391LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Island Records SIL-933931 / Island Records ILPS-9119LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9119LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8272LP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8272LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8272LP, Album, Misprint, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Misprint, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8272LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 8272LP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
33 vinyl pressings of Mad Shadows are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1970 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9119, released September 25, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9119, SD 8272, 8272, SIL-933931) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9119 A - 2 U and ILPS 9119 B - 2 U. 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.
