Vinyl pressings
by Tom Waits · 1985
Rain Dogs was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 15 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.
ST-IL-855765-D MASTERDISK Hw 1-1SM1-1 [SRC logo]Runout side A
ST-IL 855766-B MASTERDISK 1-1SM1-1 [SRC logo]Runout side B
ST-IL-855765-SPLabel side A
ST-IL-855766-SPLabel side B
ST-IL-855765-D MASTERDISK HW 1-2 SPAR B-21960-D △ 10759 0- [SRC logo]Runout side A
ST-IL 855766-B MASTERDISK 1-2 SP-AR B-21961-B △ 10759-X 0- [SRC logo]Runout side B
ST-IL-855765-ARLabel side A
ST-IL-855766-ARLabel side B
ILPS 9803 A-1U-1-1-9 GRAEMERunout side A, variant 1
ILPS 9803 B-1U-1-1-X1 SOUND CLINICRunout side B, variant 1
ILPS 9803 A-1U-1-2 GRAEMERunout side A, variant 2
ILPS 9803 B-2U-1-1 SOUND CLINICRunout side B, variant 2
ILPS 9803 A - 1U - 1 - 1 - 2 GRAEMERunout side A, variant 1
ILPS 9803 B -1U - 1 - 1 - 2Runout side B, variant 1
ILPS 9803 A-1U-1-1-15 GRAEMERunout side A, variant 2
ILPS 9803 B-1U-1-2Runout side B, variant 2
ILPS 9803-A-1U-1-1- GRAEMESide A runout
LP FB12Side B runout
SMX-65025 (ILPS 9803)A label
SMX-65026 (ILPS 9803)B label
SMX-65025A disc, engraving
SMX-65026B disc, engraving
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Canada | Island Records ISL 1065 / Island Records ISL-1065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Island Records 207 085 / Island Records 207 085-620First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Island Records 207 085 / Island Records 207 085-8First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Island Records 207 085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Island Records 207 085 / Island Records 207 085-620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Island Records 207 085 / Island Records 207 085-620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Island Records 826 382-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Germany | Island Records 207.085LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Greece | Island Records VG 71418 / Island Records 062 VG 71418First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | Island Records VG 71418 / Island Records 062 VG 71418LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Greece | Island Records VG 71418 / Island Records 062 VG 71418First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Ireland | Island Records ILPS 9803First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Israel | Island Records BAN 129803First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 9803First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 9803LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Europe | Island Records 207 085LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Europe | Island Records 530304-0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2007 | Europe | Not On Label 530304-0LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9803LP, Unofficial Release, Album · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Album · Unofficial |
| 2011 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP393LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP393LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Unknown | Island Records ILPS 9903LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Island Records B0037078-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | Europe | Island Records 00602448898531 / UMe 00602448898531LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | Europe | Island Records 00602448898531LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Island Records B0037078-01 / Island Records B0038249-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Island Records 0 600753 030400LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Unknown | Island Records ILPS 9803-BLP, Album, Special Edition, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 207 085 / Island Records 207 085-620LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 207 085 / Island Records 207 085-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 207 085LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 207 085 / Island Records 207 085-620LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 00602448898531 / UMe 00602448898531LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | Greece | Island Records 71418LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9803LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9803LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Island Records 7 90299-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Island Records 90299-1 / Island Records 7 90299-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | 128482 128482LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
64 vinyl pressings of Rain Dogs are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1985 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Island Records 90299-1, released September 30, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 90299-1, ILPS 9803, L 38467, R25D-2017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-IL-855765-D MASTERDISK Hw 1-1SM1-1 [SRC logo] and ST-IL 855766-B MASTERDISK 1-1SM1-1 [SRC logo]. 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.
