Vinyl pressings
by Uriah Heep · 1971
Look At Yourself was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
ILPS 9169 A-1U PORKYRunout A-side, variant 1
ILPS 9169 B-1URunout B-side, variant 1
ILPS 9196 A-1U P PORKY 1Runout A-side, variant 3
ILPS 9169 B-1U GT 2Runout B-side, variant 3
SRM-1-614A-M1 PRSide A runout, variant 1
SRM-1-614B-M1 PRSide B runout, variant 1
SRM-1-614A- M1 -1-111 PRSide A runout, variant 2
SRM-1-614B- M1 -11-1 PRSide B runout, variant 2
SRM-1-614A-M1 1TSide A runout, variant 1
SRM-1-614B-M1 1TSide B runout, variant 1
SRM-1-614A-M1 1TSide A runout, variant 2
SRM-1-614B-CT3 MS 1TSide B runout, variant 2
SRM-1-614A-M1 \T ɅSide A runout (stamped, except \T, etched)
SRM-1-614B-CT2 MS |T G.K.Side B runout (stamped, except MS |T G.K., etched)
SRM 1-614A side label
SRM 1-614B side label
SRM-1-614A-M1-1-1 D PRSide A, runout, SRM-1-614A-M1 stamped, the rest etched
SRM-1-614B-M1-1-1 PR DSide B, runout, SRM-1-614B-M1 stamped, the rest etched
C 85703 A-1 61090 Made in AustriaRunout A, stamped
C 85703 B-1 61090 Made in AustriaRunout B, stamped
C 85 703 ALabel A
C 85 703 BLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Austria | Island Records 85 703 IT / Bronze 85 703 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-614First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Denmark | Bronze ILPS 9169 / Bronze ILPS-9169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Island Records 6396 007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Island Records 85 703 IT / Bronze 85 703 ITLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Island Records 85 703 IT / Bronze 85 703 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Island Records 85 703 IT / Bronze 85 703 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Island Records 85 703 IT / Bronze 85 703 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Israel | Island Records ILPS 9169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Israel | Bronze ILPS.9169 / 880First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19169 / Bronze ILPS 19169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Mexico | Ariola LA 083First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Bronze 85703 ILPS / Bronze 85703 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Bronze 85703 ILPS / Bronze 85703 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Scandinavia | Island Records ILPS 9169 / Bronze ILPS 9169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Venezuela | Bronze 140.017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Japan | Bronze VIP-4137 / Bronze BRON-4137LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | Bronze 28.765-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Brazil | Bronze 2409 303LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Bronze 28 765-270 / Bronze 28 765 XOTLP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Bronze 814180-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | South Korea | WEA ILPS.9169 / Oasis Records OLW 268LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | South Korea | Oasis Records OLW 268 / WEA ILPS.9169LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Europe | Bronze 28 765 XOT / Bronze 28765-270LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP 107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Brazil | Lup Som 2L5.4015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Yugoslavia | ZKP RTVL LL 1528LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Africa | Castle Classics CLALP 107 / Teal Trutone Music MMTL 1499LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | South Africa | Trutone Music MMTL 1499LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1992 | Russia | SNC Records ME 1997-8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | Russia | SNC Records ME 1997-8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | BMG BMGRM086LP / Sanctuary BMGRM086LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | UK | BMG BMGCAT163LPLP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | UK, Europe & US | Sanctuary BMGCAT163LP / BMG BMGCAT163LPLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | BMG BMGRM086CLP / Sanctuary BMGRM086CLPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | BMG BMGRM086CLP / Sanctuary BMGRM086CLPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | BMG BMGCAT533LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2023 | Worldwide | BMG BMGCAT533LP / BMG 4050538689808LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Bronze 6357 212LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Austria | SR International 61 099LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Bolivia | Philips PHM-5501LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Mercury MIP-1-9343 / Bronze MIP-1-9343LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Mercury, Bronze SRM-1-614LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury MIP-1-9343LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Bronze 28 765-270 / Bronze 28 765 XOTLP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| ? | Europe | Bronze 28 765 XOT / Bronze C 85 703LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Bronze 28 765-270 / Bronze 28 765 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | SR International 61 099LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 85 703 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 85 703 ITLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 765 XOT / Bronze 85 703LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 85 703 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 85 703 XOT / Bronze 85703 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
130 vinyl pressings of Look At Yourself are listed here, from 32 countries, released between 1971 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Austria, Canada and more. One of them is Bronze ILPS 9169, released November 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9169, SRM 1 614, SRM 1-614, 85 703 IT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9169 A-1U PORKY and ILPS 9169 B-1U. 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.
