Vinyl pressings
by Steel Pulse · 1979
Tribute To The Martyrs was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 10 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 9568 A-3U JONZ YOUR PLACE IN HISTORY HAS BEEN ASSUREDRunout side A, stamped & etched
ILPS 9568 B-3U SOUND CLINIC RIDE ON MARCUSRunout side B, stamped & etched
ILPS 9568-ALabel side A
ILPS 9568-BLabel side B
A-2 MLPS 9568 A sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢA-side var 1 etched, sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
A-3 MLPS 9568 B sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢB-side var 1 etched, sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
A-1 ᐉ MLPS 9568 A sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢA-side var 2 etched, ᐉ sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
A-1 ᐉ MLPS 9568 B sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢB-side var 2 etched, ᐉ sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
SMX-54285Side A label
SMX-54286Side B label
ISL 012 3128043 11 380 POLYGRAM
ISL 012 3128045 21 380 POLYGRAM GV
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Island Records L36966 / Island Records ILPS 9568First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Island Records 9123 045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Island Records 9123 045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Island Records 200 584 / Island Records 200 584-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Island Records 200 584 / Island Records 200 584-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19568First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Island Records 200.584First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Island Records 200 584 / Island Records 200 584-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Island Records L 36966First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Island Records ILPS 9568First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9568First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | US | Mango MLPS 9568First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Island Records ILS-81262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Island Records ILS-81262First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9568First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Mango MLPS 9568LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Island Records 20SI-220LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Mango MLPS 9568LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mango MLPS 9568 / Island Records MLPS-9568LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 200 584 / Island Records 200 584LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 200 584 / Island Records 200584LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Mango 200584 / Island Records 200 584LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9568* / Island Records ILPS 9568LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Mango Records MLPS-9568LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Tribute To The Martyrs are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1979 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9568, released June 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9568, MLPS 9568, ILS-81262, L36966) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9568 A-3U JONZ YOUR PLACE IN HISTORY HAS BEEN ASSURED and ILPS 9568 B-3U SOUND CLINIC RIDE ON MARCUS. 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.
