Vinyl pressings
by Richard & Linda Thompson · 1975
Hokey Pokey 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.
9 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.
Ⅰ-3 ILPS 9305 A -1 u STERLINGSide A runout variant 1
Ⅰ-2 ILPS 9305 B -1 u STERLINGSide B runout variant 1
I-1 ILPS 9305 A -1 U 2 STERLINGSide A runout variant 2
Ⅰ-3 ILPS 9305 B -1 U 1 STERLINGSide B runout variant 2
ILPS 9305 A -1uSide A runout etched
ILPS 9305 b -1uSide B runout etched
STERLINGA & B side, stamped
ILPS 9305 A -1u STERLINGSide A runout
ILPS 9305 B -1u STERLINGSide B runout
ILPS 9305 A3 A 4 STERLING T1A-side runout
ILPS 9305 B RE-1-1 STERLING A 3 T1B-side runout
P ILPS 9305 A - 2 A 2 STERLINGSide A runout
P ILPS 9305 B 2 1ASide B runout
S ILPS 9305 A1 STERLING A3A-side runout
S ILPS 9305 B -4 A6 STERLINGB-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 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9305First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9305 / Island Records 88 598 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | Island Records 88598 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9305First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9305First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9305First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9305First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9305 / Island Records ILPS.9305First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9305 / Island Records ILPS.9305First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | Hannibal Records HNBL 4408LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Carthage Records CGLP 4408LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Carthage Records CGLP 4408LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Island Records 779 811-1 / UMC 00602577981111LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Hokey Pokey are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9305, released March 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9305, 88598 I) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Ⅰ-3 ILPS 9305 A -1 u STERLING and Ⅰ-2 ILPS 9305 B -1 u STERLING. 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.
