Vinyl pressings
by Rico Rodriguez · 1977
Man From Wareika was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1977, 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-10 ILPS 9485 A32⃥ 1 EG STERLINGSide A runout
I-10 ILPS 9485 B2 2 EG STERLINGSide B runout
ILPS 9485-ASide A label
ILPS 9485-BSide B label
I-13 ILPS 9485 A3 (2 scratched out) EG STERLINGSide A runout
I-10 ILPS 9485 B2 EG STERLINGSide B runout
ILPS 9485-ALabel side A
ILPS 9485-BLabel side B
I-21 ILPS 9485 A3 (2 scratched out) EG STERLINGSide A, runout
I-14 ILPS 9485 B2 EG STERLINGSide B, runout
ILPS 9485-ALabel side A
ILPS 9485-BLabel side B
I-15 ILPS 9485 A3 ̶2̶ EG STERLINGSide A runout
I-13 ILPS 9485 A3 ̶2̶ EG STERLINGSide B runout
ILPS 9485-ALabel side A
ILPS 9485-BLabel side B
I-12 ILPS 9485 A3 I EG STERLINGRunout side A
I-8 ILPS 9485 U EG STERLINGRunout side B
ILPS 9485-ALabel side A
ILPS 9485-BLabel side B
BN LA 819-1A-Side Runout Groove
BN LA 819-2B-Side Runout Groove
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Jamaica | Top Ranking ILPS 9485First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Nigeria | Island Records ILPS 9485First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | Island Records STAR 249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9485First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9485LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BN-LA819-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BN-LA819-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9485First yearLP, Album, Misprint · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Misprint · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9485First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9485First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9485First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1978 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9485LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 187 / Island Records SVLP 187LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2000 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 187 / Island Records SVLP 187LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9485LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | France | Klimt Records MJJ427CGLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Power House SS 01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Man From Wareika are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1977 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Jamaica, Nigeria and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9485, released February 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9485, BN-LA819-H, STAR 249) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I-10 ILPS 9485 A32⃥ 1 EG STERLING and I-10 ILPS 9485 B2 2 EG 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.
