Vinyl pressings
by Pete Wingfield · 1975
Eighteen With A Bullet 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.
20 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 12 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.
WIPX 1394 - 1U GH JONZ 2Side A runout, variant 1
WIPX 1395 - 1U GP 1Side B runout, variant 1
WIPX 1394 - 1U AD JONZ 1Side A runout, variant 2
WIPX 1395 - 1U RP 1Side B runout, variant 2
WIPX 1394-1U G JONZ 1Side A runout
WIPX 1395-1U G 1Side B runout
WIPX 1394Side A label, inverted
WIPX 1395Side B label, inverted
WIPX 1394 - 1U MA JONZ 1Side A runout, stamped
WIPX 1395 - 1U AM 1Side B runout, stamped
T IS-026-A-1 TII p [KENDUN-A]Runout Side A, Etched / [stamped]
T IS-026-B-1 T1 [KENDUN-A]Runout Side B, Etched / [stamped]
IS026-ALabel Side A
IS026-BLabel Side B
IS-026-A 1 KENDUN-A [MR logo] ∆97714A Runout
IS-026-B 2 KENDUN-A [MR logo] ∆97714-XB Runout
IS-026A 1 CTH KENDUN-A TIA-side runout
IS-026B CTH-1 KENDUN-A TIIIB-side runout
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 K-6000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Island Records 1237-026XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Island Records IS 026XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Island Records IS 026XFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | France | Island Records 6138 068First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | Island Records 16 135 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ireland | Island Records WIP 6231First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Italy | Island Records WIP 26231First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Island Records 16 135 ATFirst year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Island Records K 6000 / Island Records WIP 6231First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | South Africa | Island Records IS 107First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Spain | Island Records 16135 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records WIP 6231First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records WIP 6231First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records WIP 62317", Single, 45 RPM, Repress | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Repress |
21 vinyl pressings of Eighteen With A Bullet are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records WIP 6231.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WIP 6231, IS026, IS-026, IS026-A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIPX 1394 - 1U GH JONZ 2 and WIPX 1395 - 1U GP 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.
