Vinyl pressings
by The Jags · 1980
Evening Standards was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 12 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 9603A B - 1USide A stamped, variant 1
BIG WITH MESide A etched, variant 1
14Side A stamped (perpendicular), variant 1
ILPS 9603 B - 3USide B stamped, variant 1
ILPS 9603A -1U 3 1Side A stamped
BIG WITH MESide A etched
ILPS 9603 B-1U 1 0Side B stamped
ILPS-1-9603-JW1 0 STERLINGSide A Runout
ILPS-2-9603-JW1 STERLING 0Side B Runout
ILPS-1-9603-LW2. 1 ✲ ✰ STERLINGSide A runout, Variant 1
ILPS-2-9603-LW2. 1 ✲ ✰ STERLINGSide B runout, Variant 1
ILPS-1-9603-LW1. 2 STERLING ✲Side A runout, Variant 2
ILPS-2-9603-LW1. 1 ✲ STERLINGSide B runout, Variant 2
ILPS-1-9603-WW1 · ─◁ ✰ STERLINGSide A runout
ILPS-2-9603-WW1 · ─◁ ✰ STERLINGSide B runout
SMX. ̶5̶5̶9̶2̶1 ̶5̶6̶2̶1̶7̶ SMX 56271 .WZASide A Runout, Label
SMX. ̶5̶6̶2̶1̶8̶ ̶ SMX 56272 ..WZASide B Runout, Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Island Records IL.37342 / Island Records L 37342First yearLP, Album, Misprint, White Label | LP, Album, Misprint, White Label |
| 1980 | Australia | Island Records IL.37342 / Island Records L 37342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Brazil | Island Records 201 291First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Island Records XILP 9603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Island Records 9123 057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Island Records 201 291-320 / Island Records 201 291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Mexico | Island Records LAE-269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Island Records 201 291First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Island Records L 37342 / Island Records (ILPS 9603)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Island Records 5009 603 / Polygram Discos SARL 5009 603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9603First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9603First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1980 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9603LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1980 | US | Island Records ILPS 9603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Evening Standards are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9603.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9603, IL.37342, 201 291, XILP 9603) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9603A B - 1U and BIG WITH ME. 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.
