Vinyl pressings
by Sparks · 1974
Kimono My House was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 18 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 9272 A-2URunout side A, variant 1, stamped
ILPS 9272 B-1URunout side B, variant 1, stamped
ILPS 9272 A -2URunout side A, variant 2, stamped
ILPS 9272 B3Runout side B, variant 2, stamped
ILPS 9272 A2 ZRunout side A, variant 1, stamped, etched
ILPS 9272 B2 O3Runout side B, variant 1, stamped, etched
ILPS 9272 A2 O 3Runout side A, variant 2, stamped, etched
ILPS 9272 B3 14S 3 WRunout side B, variant 2, stamped, etched
ILPS 9272 A-2U B 3Runout Side A, variant 1, stamped exc. the last letter etched
ILPS 9272 B-1U C 4Runout Side B, variant 1, stamped exc. the last letter etched
ILPS 9272 A-2URunout Side A, variant 2, stamped
ILPS 9272 B-1U 4Runout Side B, variant 2, stamped
ILPS 9272 A2 3 C JSide A runout (Variant 1)
ILPS 9272 B3 J11 K \ 3Side B runout (Variant 1)
ILPS 9272 A2 vSIde A runout (Variant 2)
ILPS 9272 B2Side B runout (Variant 2)
ILPS 9172-A-2 [Artisan Logo] B1 I TA Side Runout, etched, variant 2
ILPS 9172-B-2 [Artisan Logo] TIB Side Runout, etched, variant 2
ILPS 9172-A-1 [Artisan Logo] B 5 T ISide A etched exc. [Artisan Logo], B stamped [Var. 3]
ILPS 9172-B-2 [Artisan Logo] TISide B etched exc. [Artisan Logo] stamped [Var. 3]
S1 ILPS 9272-A 1B A1Variant 1, Side A, Runout, Etched
S1 ILPS 9272-B 1B A5Variant 1, Side B, Runout, Etched
[Artisan logo]Variant 1, Both Sides, Runout, Stamped
ILPS 9272 A-2UVariant 2, Side A, Runout, Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Island Records ILPS 9272First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Island Records L 35170 / Island Records L-35,170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Island Records L35170 / Island Records L35,170LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Australia | Island Records L 35170 / Island Records L-35,170First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Austria | Island Records 87 818 IT / Island Records 87 818 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Austria | Island Records 87 818 IT / Island Records 87 818 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Island Records 410.043 / Island Records 410 043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9272First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records 9237 9272LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9272LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9272First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Island Records 9101 632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Island Records 87 818 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Island Records 87 818 IT / Island Records 87 818 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Island Records 87 818 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Antilles AN 7044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Europe | Island Records 0600753180938LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Island Records 4707310 / Universal UMC 4707310LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2017 | UK | Island Records 4735903LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | Europe | Island Records 4735903 / UMC 4735903LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Demon Records DEMREC1269LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Demon Records DEMREC1269PDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Demon Records DEMREC1269PDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Island Records 7860337 / UMC 7860337LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| ? | France | Island Records 9101 632LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 87 818-270 / Island Records 87 818 ETLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 87 818 XOT / Island Records 87 818 ETLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 87 818-270 / Island Records 87 818 ETLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 87 818 XOT / Island Records 87 818 ETLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 87 818 ET / Island Records 87 818LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19272LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records 89227 XATLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Sweden | Island Records ILPS-9272LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9272LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Island Records ILPS 9272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Island Records ILPS 9272 / Antilles AN-7044LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
60 vinyl pressings of Kimono My House are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1974 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9272, released May 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9272, L 35170, 87 818 IT, 410.043) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9272 A-2U and ILPS 9272 B-1U. 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.
