Vinyl pressings
by Spooky Tooth · 1969
Ceremony: An Electronic Mass was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1969, the album's first year. 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 9107 A//1 12 2A-side runout, variant 1
ILPS 9107 B//1 11 11B-side runout, variant 1
ILPS 9107 A//1 12 4A-side runout, variant 2
ILPS 9107 B//1 11 1B-side runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9107 / Island Records ILPS-9107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Festival Records SFL-933864LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Polydor 2334 002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Philips 849 512 BYLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Island Records 849 512LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Philips SFX-7210LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4225 / A&M Records SP-4225LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP4225 / A&M Records SP 4225LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP4225 / A&M Records SP 4225LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP4225 / A&M Records SP 4225LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP4225 / A&M Records SP 4225LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP4225 / A&M Records SP 4225LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Germany | Fontana 6444540LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9107LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | Greece | Island Records 14C 062-61891LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Philips 6313 154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | France | Philips 480 0288LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Island Records 470 900-0LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Island Records SFL-933864 / Island Records SIL-933,864LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Philips 849 512 BYLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Philips 849 512 BYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 849 512 BYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Philips 6444 540LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML-933864 / Island Records SIL-933864LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Island Records SIL-933864 / Island Records ILPS-9107LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9107LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP4225 / A&M Records SP-4225LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP4225 / A&M Records SP-4225LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Ceremony: An Electronic Mass are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9107, released December 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9107) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9107 A//1 12 2 and ILPS 9107 B//1 11 11. 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.
