Vinyl pressings
by Roxy Music · 1976
Viva! Roxy Music 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.
24 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 16 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-75 ILPS 9400·A1 BLAIRRunout side A, variant 1
I-79 ILPS 9400-B-2Runout side B, variant 1
36-I ILPS 9400·A1 BLAIRRunout side A, variant 2
39-I ILPS 9400-B-2Runout side B, variant 2
ST-C-763617-A A @tGP. MR △21089(1) PRSide A runout, variant 1
ST-C-763618-A A @tGP. MR △21089-X(1) PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-C-763617-A A @tGP. MR △21089(3) PRSide A runout, variant 2
ST-C-763618-A A @tGP. MR △21089-X(3) PRSide B runout, variant 2
ST-C-763617-A @TGP PRSide A runout
ST-C-763618-A @TGP PRSide B runout
ST-C-763617-PRSide A label
ST-C-763618-PRSide B label
ST-C-763617-AAA 1-11 @tgP PRCSide A, Runout - etched
ST-C-763618-AAA 1-11 @tgP PRCSide B, Runout - etched
ST-C-763617- RISide A, Label
ST-C-763618- RISide B, Label
ST-C-763617B 2AGPSide 1
ST-C-763618 A 2AGPSide 2
S 27 553 A - 1 76 Made in Germany 05Side A runout stamped, etched: 05, variant 1
S 27 553 B - 2 76 II Made in Germany 05Side B runout stamped, etched: II 05, variant 1
S 27 553 ASide A label
S 27 553 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Island Records L 35875 / Island Records ILPS 9400First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Island Records L 35875 / Island Records ILPS 9400First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Austria | Island Records 27 553 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Island Records ILPS 9400First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 36-139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Island Records 9123 009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Island Records 2J064-98509 / Island Records 2J 064-98509First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ireland | Island Records ILPS 9400First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19400First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80599First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80599First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Island Records 27 553 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Island Records 27 553 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Island Records L 35875 / Island Records ILPS 9400First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | Polydor 23 02 053LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-139LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-139LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | Portugal | Polydor 2310 506LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Japan | Polydor 20MM 9111LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 1987 | Greece | EG VG 50245LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1989 | Germany | EG 207 949LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | EG EGLP 25LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Worldwide | Virgin 8808845 / Universal Music Recordings 00602488088459LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Island Records 27 553 XOTLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон BTA 11847 / Polydor BTA 11847LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36139LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36139LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Polydor 2310 506LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Polydor 2310506LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Polydor 2310506 / Island Records 2J 064-98509LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | Polydor 2344 079LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Polydor 2310 506LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 2302 053LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
55 vinyl pressings of Viva! Roxy Music are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1976 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9400, released July 16, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9400, SD 36-139, 27 553 XOT, L 35875) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I-75 ILPS 9400·A1 BLAIR and I-79 ILPS 9400-B-2. 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.
