Vinyl pressings
by Spooky Tooth · 1974
The Mirror 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.
17 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 9 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.
EARL .2001 A-1 STERLING RLRunout A-side, etched STERLING stamped
EARL 2001 B-1 STERLING RLRunout B-side, etched STERLING stamped
†EARL 2001-A†Label A-side
†EARL 2001-B†Label B-side
T\ ILPS-9292-A-1F A3 STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 1
T\ ILPS-9292-B-1F A2 STERLING RLSide B runout, variant 1
ILPS-9292-A-1D STERLING RL B3 T\Side A runout, variant 2
ILPS-9292-B-1D STERLING RL A6 T1Side B runout, variant 2
P ILPS-9292-A-1A A1 STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 1
P ILPS-9292-B-1B STERLING RLSide B runout, variant 1
P ILPS-9292-A-1A A1 STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 2
P ILPS-9292-B-1A STERLING RLSide B runout, variant 2
ILPS-9292-A-1F STERLING RL SSide A runout
ILPS-9292-B-1F STERLING RL SSide B runout
ILPS-9292-A-1A STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 1
ILPS-9292-B-1B STERLING RLSide B runout, variant 1
ILPS-9292-A-1C STERLING RL ΛSide A
ILPS-9292-B-1D STERLING RLSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Goodear Records L-35,363First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9292First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9292First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Goodear Records EAR 37.004 / Goodear Records EAR 37 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Goodear Records EAR 37 004 / Goodear Records EAR 37.004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Goodear Records EAR 2001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80072First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Goodear Records l35363First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Goodear Records EARL.2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Goodear Records DEL 28001First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | UK | Goodear Records EARL 2001 / Goodear Records EARL.2001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Island Records ILPS 9292First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Island Records ILPS 9292First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Island Records ILPS 9292First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Polygram CR 30167LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1980 | Greece | Charly Records CR 30167LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Greece | Charly Records CR 30167LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Portugal | Charly Records RISLP 14070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Accord SN 7168LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Portugal | Charly Records MOV.10124LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Island Records 470 901-0LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Line Records LILP 4.00090 J / Line LILP 4.00090LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Line Records 6.23986LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Antilles AN-7046LP | LP |
31 vinyl pressings of The Mirror are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1974 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Goodear Records EARL 2001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EARL 2001, ILPS 9292, L-35,363, EAR 37.004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EARL .2001 A-1 STERLING RL and EARL 2001 B-1 STERLING RL. 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.
