Vinyl pressings
by Ronnie Lane · 1975
Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance 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.
13 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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 9321 A-1U L 1Side A runout stamped variant 1
ILPS 9321 B-1U M 1Side B runout stamped variant 1
ILPS 9321 A-1U H 1Side A runout stamped variant 2
ILPS 9321 B-1U O 1Side B runout stamped variant 2
T1 A&M SP 3679 RE-1
T1 A&M SP 3680 RE-1
A&M SP 3679 RE-1 M1 MR Delta19801
A&M SP 3680 RE-1 M1 MR Delta19801-x
A&M SP 3679 RE-1 M1 [MR logo] △19801 <1>Side A runout
A&M SP 3680 RE-1 M1 [MR logo] △19801-X <1>Side B runout
SP-3679Side A label
SP-3680Side B label
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 L 35535 / Island Records L-35,535First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3638First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Germany | Island Records 88 648 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19321First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80219First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Spain | Island Records 88648-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-3638First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-3638First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP 3638First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-3638First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-3638First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP-3638LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9321First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Island Records 471884-5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9321LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9321, released February 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9321, SP-3638, SP 3638, L 35535) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9321 A-1U L 1 and ILPS 9321 B-1U M 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.
