Vinyl pressings
by Richard & Linda Thompson · 1974
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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-9266-A-1U RG STERLING 2Side A runout, variant 1
ILPS-9266-B-1U RD 2 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
ILPS-9266-A-1U RA STERLING 2Side A runout, variant 2
ILPS-9266-B-1U GO 2 STERLINGSide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | UK | Island Records ILPS-9266First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS-9266LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1976 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9266LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Island Records ILPS-9266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Carthage Records CGLP 4407LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Carthage Records CGLP 4407LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Island Records SVLP 503LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2012 | US | Wax Cathedral MELT-002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | UK | Island Records 060253787241LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Island Records 378 724-1 / Island Records 00602537872411LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Island Records 085 437-9 / Island Records 00602508543791LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS-9266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS-9266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS-9266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1974 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK. One of them is Island Records ILPS-9266, released April 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS-9266) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS-9266-A-1U RG STERLING 2 and ILPS-9266-B-1U RD 2 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.
