Vinyl pressings
by The Heptones · 1976
Night Food 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.
9 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 4 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.
11 ILPS-9381-A KENDUN A EGRunout A [Variant 1]
9 ILPS-9381-B KENDUN B EGRunout B [Variant 1]
11 ILPS-9381-A KENDUN A EGRunout A [Variant 2]
4- ILPS-9381-B KENDUN B EGRunout B [Variant 2]
MLPS-9381-ASide A runout
MLPS-9381-BSide B runout
T1 ILPS 9381 A-2TH A4Side A Runout Etched
T1 ILPS 9381 B TH-2 ASide B Runout Etched
KENDUN AStamped Both Sides
P ILPS 9381 A PITSide A Runout Etched - P is Stamped
P ILPS 9381 B PIT XSide B Runout Etched - P is Stamped
KENDUN AStamped Side A
KENDUN BStamped Side B
ILPS 9381 A-1A SM KENDUN A 1SSide A Runout Etched
ILPS 9381 B-1B SM KENDUN A 1SSide B Runout Etched
ILPS 9381 A-1B SM KENDUN B 1SSide A Runout Etched Variant 2
ILPS 9381 B-1A SM KENDUN B 1SSide B Runout Etched Variant 2
MLPS-9381-A STERLING A-1 <->
MLPS-9381-B STERLING A-1 <->
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 | Italy | Island Records RJS 1801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Island Records 27046 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Island Records 27046 XOT / Island Records 27 046 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Island Records MLPS-9381First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | US | Island Records ILPS-9381First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Island Records ILPS-9381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Island Records ILPS-9381First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Mango Records MLPS-9381 / Mango Records ILPS-9381First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Island Records ILPS-9381LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9381First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Jamaica | VP Records VP3200LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Island Records L37013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Mango MLPS-9381 / Mango MLPS9381LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Mango MLPS-9381LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1989 | US | Mango MLPS-9381LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Island Records 14930LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Europe | Island Records 00600753603260 / Caroline Records 00600753603260LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2469LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Island Records ILPS-9381LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ILPS-9381LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Mango 210863LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | Harry J RecordsLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Jamaica | Harry J RecordsLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS-9381LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Night Food are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1976 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Italy, Netherlands. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9381, released March 12, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9381, MLPS-9381, ILPS-9381, RJS 1801) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 11 ILPS-9381-A KENDUN A EG and 9 ILPS-9381-B KENDUN B 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.
