Vinyl pressings
by Robert Palmer · 1976
Some People Can Do What They Like was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
ILPS - 9420 - A2 "GOOD PROOF" EG I - 32 STERLINGA-side runout etched variant 2, STERLING is stamped
ILPS - 9420 - B2 EG I - 32 STERLINGB-side runout etched variant 2, STERLING is stamped
ILPS - 9420 - A2 "GOOD PROOF" EG I - 6 STERLINGA-side runout etched variant 3
ILPS - 9420 - B2 EG I - 6 STERLINGB-side runout etched variant 3
ILPS-9420-A2 "GOODPROOF" STERLING EGRunout side A, etched [STERLING stamped]
ILPS 9420 B-1Runout side B, stamped
ILPS 9420-ALabel side A
ILPS 9420-BLabel side B
ILPS-9420-A2 3 1 "GOODPROOF" STERLING EG 1Side A runout, etched, "3 1 STERLING 1" stamped
ILPS 9420 B-1 P 1Side B runout, stamped
ILPS-9420-A-JW1#1 STERLING GOOD PROOFSide A Matrix
ILPS-9420-B JW1#1 STERLING 0Side B Matrix
ILPS-9420-AX GOOD PROOF STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
ILPS-9420-B XX STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
ILPS-9420-A XX GOOD PROOF STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
ILPS-9420-B X STERLINGRunout side B, variant 2
T\ ILPS-9420-A-1 GOOD PROOF STERLING A1Runout side A, variant 1
T\ ILPS-9420-B-1 STERLING A2Runout side B, variant 1
T1 ILPS-9420-A-3 GOOD PROOF STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
T1 ILPS-9420-B-1 STERLINGRunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Island Records L-36.051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Island Records IL-36051First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | Benelux | Island Records 28 145 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1976 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9420First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9420 / Island Records ILPS-9420First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Island Records 6313 196First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ireland | Island Records ILPS 9420First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19420First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19420LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80749First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80749First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Island Records 28 145 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Island Records L-36.051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Island Records 28145 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9420First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Japan | Island Records R25D-2028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Australia & New Zealand | Island Records L 19291LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Island Records XILP 9420LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ISM 9420LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 28 145-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 28 145 / Island Records 28 145 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9420LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
36 vinyl pressings of Some People Can Do What They Like are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9420.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9420, L-36.051, IL-36051, 6313 196) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS - 9420 - A2 "GOOD PROOF" EG I - 32 STERLING and ILPS - 9420 - B2 EG I - 32 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.
