Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1974
This Is Reggae Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 3 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.
1 ILPS-9251-A KENDUN 1A Sx CA-Side Runout variant 1
2 ILPS-9251-B KENDUN 1A Sx AB-Side Runout variant 1
ILPS-9251-A KENDUN 1A A4 S IA-Side Runout variant 3
ILPS-9251-B KENDUN 1B A3 5 IB-Side Runout variant 3
ILPS-9251-A KENDUN 1B Sx T B5 1Side A runout
ILPS-9251-B KENDUN 1A SxT C4 1Side B runout
ILPS-9251-A KENDUN 1A B SX 1Side A runout
ILPS-9251-B KENDUN 1A SX B 1Side B runout
MLPS-9251-A STERLING A-1 ↔Side A
MLPS-9251-B STERLING A-1 ↔Side B
MLPS-9251-A STERLING A-1 ↔Side A
MLPS-9251-B STERLING A-1 ↔Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Island Records L 35989First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9251First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9251First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9251First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | Mango Records MLPS 9251First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | Mango Records MLPS 9251 / Mango Records MLPS-9251First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | Island Records ILPS 9251First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | Island Records ILPS 9251First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | Island Records ILPS 9251First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | Fontana 9299 513LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | Trojan Records TRLS 104LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Trojan Records TRLS 104LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Island Records ORL 8024LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Japan | Island Records ILS-71043LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Island Records ILPS 9251 / Festival Records L 35989LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Island Records ILPS 9251 / Festival Records L 35989LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mango MLPS 9251LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mango Records MLPS 9251LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
18 vinyl pressings of This Is Reggae Music are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9251, released October 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9251, MLPS 9251, L 35989) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 ILPS-9251-A KENDUN 1A Sx C and 2 ILPS-9251-B KENDUN 1A Sx A. 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.
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