Vinyl pressings
by Tempest · 1974
Living In Fear 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.
13 pressings came out in 1974, 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 9267 A 34Runout A-side, variant 1
ILPS 9267-B2-MRunout B-side, variant 1
ILPS 9267 A 27 O 1Runout A-side, variant 2
ILPS 9267-B2-M K 1Runout B-side, variant 2
6357 227 1 2YS 3341Side 1 stamped runout
6357 227 2 2YS 3342Side 2 stamped runout
PHI 9101627 1 380 DU1 CIDIS A1Variant 1 runout side A Runout stamped A side, variant 1
ISL6396 034 2 380 CIDIS A4Variant 1 runout side B Runout stamped B side, variant 1
ISL9101627 2 DU1 380 CIDIS A7Variant 2 runout side B
S 87664 A-1 Made in GermanySide A
S 87664 B-1 Made in GermanySide 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 | Bronze 6357 227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Island Records 9101 627 / Island Records 9101.627First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Bronze BRO 2003 / Bronze ILPS 9267First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Bronze 87 664 IT / Island Records 87 664 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Bronze ILPS 19267First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Bronze YP-7037-BZFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Bronze P-10024BFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Bronze YP-7037-BZFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Bronze 6357 227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Bronze ILPS 9267First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Bronze 87.664-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Sweden | Bronze ILPS 9267First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Bronze ILPS 9267First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Bronze BRO 2003LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | France | Long Hair LHC00244LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Bronze 87 664 ITLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Living In Fear are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Bronze ILPS 9267.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9267, 6357 227, 9101 627, BRO 2003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9267 A 34 and ILPS 9267-B2-M. 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.
