Vinyl pressings
by Sandy Denny · 1977
Rendezvous 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.
4 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 4 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 - 9433 - A - 3 Ⅰ- 10 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
ILPS - 9433 - B - 3 Ⅰ- 31 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
I-6 ILPS-9433-A-3 1 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
I-9 ILPS-9433-B-3 BG STERLINGRunout side B, variant 2
28144-A MHL 31993-1-YRunout side A
28144-B MHL 31994-1-YRunout side B
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 | Australia | Island Records L 36136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Island Records 28144 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Portugal | Island Records 5009 433First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9433First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Carthage Records CGLP 4423LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Hannibal Records HNBL 4422LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Island Records UMCLP009 / UMC UMCLP009LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9433LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9433LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9433LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Rendezvous are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1977 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, Australia, Netherlands, Portugal. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9433.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9433, L 36136, 28144 XOT, 5009 433) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS - 9433 - A - 3 Ⅰ- 10 STERLING and ILPS - 9433 - B - 3 Ⅰ- 31 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.
