Vinyl pressings
by Thin Lizzy · 1976
Johnny The Fox 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.
24 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 14 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.
9102012 1Y//1 M 1 4 1 2 BILBO 'N' QUAKERS !Side A runout, variant 1
9102012 2Y//2 M 1 3 1 BILBO - MASTER ROOMSide B runout, variant 1
9102012 1Y//2 M 1 1 9 A BILBO BOPPA !Side A runout, variant 2
9102012 2Y//3 M 1 1 1 7 BILBO MASTER ROOMSide B runout, variant 2
9102012 1Y//2 M 1 1 9 A BILBO BOPPA !Side A runout, variant 1
9102012 2Y//2 M 1 1 19 BILBO - MASTER ROOMSide B runout, variant 1
9102012 1Y//1 M 1 4 BILBO 'N' QUAKERS ! 6Side A runout, variant 2
9102012 2Y//3 M 1 1 BILBO MASTER ROOMSide B runout, variant 2
9102012 1Y//4▽E420 11 4A side runout
9102012 2Y // 2 M 12 * BILBO - MASTER ROOMB side runout
9102 012.1A side label
9102 012.2B side label
SRM-1-1119-A-13 1S RLSide A Runout
SRM-1-1119-B-13 1S RLSide B Runout
MasterdiskBoth Sides Stamped
P SRM-1-1119-A-10 MASTERDISK RLA side runout, variant 1
P SRM-1-1119-B-10 MASTERDISKB side runout, variant 1
P SRM-1-1119-A-9 MASTERDISK RLA side runout, variant 2
P SRM-1-1119-B-10 MASTERDISKB side runout, variant 2
T SRM - 1 -1119 - A - 8 CT MASTERDISK RLRunout side A, variant 1
T SRM - 1 - 1119 - B - 8 CTRunout side B, variant 1
T I SRM-1-1119-A-8 CT MASTERDISK RL B1Runout side A, variant 2
T I SRM-1-1119-B-11 CT MASTERDISK RL B1Runout side B, variant 2
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 | Vertigo 6360 138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Vertigo 6360-138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Vertigo 9102 012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Vertigo 9102 012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Vertigo 6360 138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Vertigo 6360 138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ireland | Philips 9102 012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | Vertigo 9102 012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7194First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | Vertigo STAR 5007 / Vertigo 9102 012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Vertigo 6360 138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | Vertigo STAR 5007 / Vertigo 9102 012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Vertigo BT-5353LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Vertigo PRICE 11 / Vertigo 9102 012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Vertigo PRICE 11 / Vertigo 9102 012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Vertigo PRICE 11 / Vertigo 9102 012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV032LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV032LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV032LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | US | Mercury 5353561LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Vertigo 5353561 / Universal Music Group International 0600753535615LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | UK | Vertigo 7762715LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Vertigo 0802638 / Vertigo 00602508026386LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | Europe | Vertigo 0802638 / Vertigo 00602508026386LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | Europe | Vertigo 868156 / Vertigo 00602448681560LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1179LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 138LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 138LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 138LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Vertigo 6360 138LP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| ? | Greece | PolyGram 822687-1 / Vertigo 822687-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Vertigo 6360 138LP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1119LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Vertigo 9102 012 / PGP RTB LP-5647LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
58 vinyl pressings of Johnny The Fox are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1976 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Vertigo 9102 012, released October 16, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9102 012, SRM-1-1119, 6360 138, RJ-7194) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9102012 1Y//1 M 1 4 1 2 BILBO 'N' QUAKERS ! and 9102012 2Y//2 M 1 3 1 BILBO - MASTER ROOM. 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.
