Vinyl pressings
by Stomu Yamash'ta · 1976
Go was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 15 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.
6 ILPS 9387 A1 EGSide A runout etched, variant 1
5 ILPS 9387 B1 EGSide B runout etched, variant 1
17 ILPS 9387 A1 EGSide A runout etched, variant 2
11 ILPS 9387 B1 EGSide B runout etched, variant 2
ILPS 9387 A-1USide A Runout (etched)
ILPS 9387 B-1USide B Runout (etched)
ILPS 9387 A-2U JONZ
ILPS 9387 B-2U SOUND CLINIC
1S Xs ILPS-9387-A-1CRunout A side, variant 2
1S Xs ILPS-9387-B-1̶B̶-1A 3CRunout B side, variant 2
ILPS-9387 - A - 1A E 1SRunout A side, variant 3
ILPS-9387 - B - 1C E 1SRunout B side, variant 3
1S SXT. ILPS-9387-A-1ASide A, etched, variant 1 (SXT. upside down)
1S SXT ILPS-9387-B-1B E IXSide B, etched, variant 1 (SXT upside down)
1S SXT ILPS - 9387 - A - 1ASide A, etched, variant 2
1S ILPS - 9387 - B - 1B - 1A SXT BSide B, etched, variant 2
SMX48909A
SMX48910B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Island Records L 35874First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Island Records L 35874First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Austria | Island Records 27 448 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Island Records ILPS 9387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9387 / Island Records ILPS-9387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9387 / Island Records ILPS-9387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 2 C068-97812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | EMI 2 C068-97812 / Island Records 2C 068-97812First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Island Records 27 448 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Island Records 2J 062-97812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | Island Records BAN 129387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Island Records ILS-80601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Island Records ILPS 9387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Turkey | Fiesta 301LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Island Records 202 443LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9387LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 27 448 XOTLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 27 448 XOTLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Island Records 01 14C 062-1978121 / Island Records 062-1978121LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Spain | Island Records 27.448-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | 小雅唱片 5LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9387LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Island Records ILPS 9387LP, Album | LP, Album |
34 vinyl pressings of Go are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1976 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9387.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9387, L 35874, 27 448 XOT, 2 C068-97812) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6 ILPS 9387 A1 EG and 5 ILPS 9387 B1 EG. 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.
