Vinyl pressings
by Roxy Music · 1973
For Your Pleasure was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 20 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.
ILPS9232 A2 [Areacem logo]Side A runout
ILPS9232∙B2 [Areacem logo]Side B runout
ILPS-9232-ASide A label
ILPS-9232-BSide B label
ILPS 9232 A-1 GP 1Side A runout, variant 1
ILPS 9232 B-1 A 1Side B runout, variant 1
ILPS 9232 A-1 TDGSide A runout, variant 2
ILPS 9232 B-1 OGGSide B runout, variant 2
ILPS 9232 A-1Runout Side A (Variant 1)
ILPS 9232 B-1Runout Side B (Variant 1)
ILPS 9232 A 2Runout Side A (Variant 2) [Stamped]
ILPS 9232 B 2Runout Side B (Variant 2) [Stamped]
T1 BS-2696 40434-1 > -1Side A runout etched, variant 1
T1 BS-2696 40435-1 > 1Side B runout etched, variant 1
1- BS-2696 40434-A 1ASide A runout etched, variant 2
1- BS-2696 40435-B 1BSide B runout etched, variant 2
BS-2696 40434-2 PSide A etched, variant 1
BS-2696 40435-1 PSide B etched, variant 1
S40,434Side A label
S40,435Side B label
BS-2696 40434-A 1A A4 S1Side A runout
BS-2696 40435-B 1A A1 1SSide B runout
S40,434Side A label
S40,435Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Island Records IL 34867First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Island Records IL 34867First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Austria | Island Records 86729 IT / Island Records ILPS 9232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Austria | Island Records 86729 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | Island Records 410.023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2696First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2696First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Denmark | Island Records ILPS 9232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Island Records 6396 026First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Island Records 86 729 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Island Records 86 729 IT / Island Records ILPS-9232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Island Records 86 729 XOT / Island Records 86 729 ITLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Island Records 86 729 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | Island Records ILPS 9232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | India | Island Records ILPS 9232 / Island Records ILPS.9232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | Polydor 23 02 049LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Greece | Polydor 2310 551 / Polydor 2344 077LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Portugal | Polydor 2310 551LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | EG EGLP 8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Japan | Polydor 20MM 9107LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 1986 | Germany | EG 207 945-620LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Spain | EG LL-207 945 / Virgin LL-207 945LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Italy | EG EGLP 8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | EG EGLP8 / Virgin EGLP8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Japan | Virgin 25VB-1171 / EG EGLP-8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Japan | Virgin 25VB-1171 / EG EGLP-8LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1988 | Japan | Virgin VJL-140 / EG VJL-140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | UK | Virgin 7243 8 42804 1 3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Virgin 509992-43032-17LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Virgin 0602537848751LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2017 | Worldwide | Virgin ROXYLP 2 / Virgin 0602537848751LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Virgin RMLP2 / UMC RMLP 2LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Island Records ILPS 9232LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-134LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-134LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-134LP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-134LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Polydor 2310 551LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2344 077LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 86729ITLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2344 077LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2344 077LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records 86 729 ITLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records 27700 XAT / Island Records 27 700 XATLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 2302 049LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 2302 049LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Island Records IL-34867LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
111 vinyl pressings of For Your Pleasure are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1973 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9232, released March 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9232, BS 2696, IL 34867, 86729 IT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS9232 A2 [Areacem logo] and ILPS9232∙B2 [Areacem logo]. 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.
