Vinyl pressings
by The Slits · 1979
Cut 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.
14 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 7 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 9573 A - 1U SOUND CLINIC R DREAD AT THE CONTROL 1Side A runout, stamped / etched
ILPS 9573 B - 1U ii JONZ AH IT DAT. 1Side B runout, stamped / etched
ILPS 9573-ASide A label
ILPS 9573-BSide B label
ILPS 9573 A-1U RG 1 SOUND CLINIC DREAD AT THE CONTROLSide A runout, variant 1
ILPS 9573 B-1U O JoNZ AH IT DAT.Side B runout, variant 1
ILPS 9573 A-1U A G 1 SOUND CLINIC DREAD AT THE CONTROLSide A runout, variant 2
ILPS 9573 B-1U A 1 JoNZ AH IT DAT.Side B runout, variant 2
ILPS 9573 A-1USide A runout, stamped
ILPS 9573 B-1USide A runout, stamped
SOUND CLINIC DREAD AT THE CONTROLSide A runout, etched
JoNZ AH IT DAT.Side B runout, etched
ILPS 9573 A - 1U SOUND CLINIC R DREAD AT THE CONTROL 1Side A runout, stamped / etched
ILPS 9573 B - 1U ii JONZ AH IT DAT. 1Side B runout, stamped / etched
ILPS 9573-ASide A label
ILPS 9573-BSide B label
ILPS 9573 A - 1U SOUND CLINIC DREAD AT THE CONTROL 1Side A runout, stamped / etched
ILPS 9573 B - 1U JONZ AH IT DAT. 1Side B runout, stamped / etched
ILPS 9573-ASide A label
ILPS 9573-BSide B label
ILPS 9573 A - 1U SOUND CLINIC R DREAD AT THE CONTROL 1runout A stamped / etched
ILPS 9573 B - 1U ii JONZ AH IT DAT. 1runout B stamped / etched
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 L 37,127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Island Records 200 874-320 / Island Records 200 874First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Island Records 200877 / Island Records 200.874First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Island Records L 37127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9573First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | US | Antilles AN 7077 / Antilles AN-7077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Antilles AN 7077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Antilles AN 7077 / Antilles AN-7077First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9573First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9573* / Island Records ILPS 9573 (i)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9573First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Island Records I-200.874 / Island Records I-200874LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Island Records L-37,127LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Island Records 20S-78 / Polystar 20S-78LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Island Records 20S-78 / Polystar 20S-78LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Antilles AN-7077LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1984 | US | Antilles AN 7077LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M506LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2005 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M505LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Island Records 4783700LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | USA & Europe | Island Records 7734143 / Island Records 00602577341434LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Germany | Island Records 200 874-320 / Island Records 200 874LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2024 | UK | Island Records 7734143LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Not On Label (The Slits) SLITS LP1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
27 vinyl pressings of Cut are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9573, released September 7, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9573, ILPS 9573*, AN 7077, L 37,127) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9573 A - 1U SOUND CLINIC R DREAD AT THE CONTROL 1 and ILPS 9573 B - 1U ii JONZ AH IT DAT. 1. 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.
