Can someone please help me determine the pressings I have of these records?
Boy
Cat # ILPS 9646
inner sleeve is white and has blue stamp warning about plastic bags and "Made in England 1172 45"
Side 1 matrix ( ILSP 9646 A-2U JONZ 42)
Side 2 matrix ( ILSP 9646 B-IU sound clinc)
War gatefold sleeve
Cat # ILSP 9733
inner sleeve is an Island black sleeve with various Island adds.
Side 1 matrix ( ILSP 9733 A 1U-1-1 TOWN HOUSE)
Side 2 matrix ( ILSP 9733 B-1U-1-2 TOWN HOUSE)
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks so much
Jason
I'm assuming these are both pressing from the UK. The Boy album was repressed in the 90s with a different catalog number. So it would predate that. Beyond that I don't have a lot of information as I only have limited pressings from the UK and have as yet not explored too in depth into the various pressings in the UK. Ask me about Canadian or even US pressings and I have quite a bit more knowledge, but that's what I've had the most exposure to over the years.
Further I can tell you there are multiple versions of Boy in the UK on vinyl with that catalog number. On top of yours with the Sound Clinic note there's a couple of others, but I cannot tell you which came first, second and third...
Variant 1:
Side A: ILPS 9646 A-2U-1-2 D
Side B: ILPS 9646 B-2U-1-1 D
Variant 2:
Side A: ILPS 9646 A-2U
Side B: ILPS 9646 B-1U
As for War your version could be an earlier pressing. The reason I suggest this is that the picture disc that was issued for "War" had the following run offs:
Side A: PILPS 9733 A - 1U1 - 1 TOWNHOUSE
Side B: PILPS 9733 B - 1U1 - 1 TOWNHOUSE
Those are the same as the version you have, with the change in catalog number, so it's likely from the same time period as the picture disc pressing one would think.
Sorry I can't help you any further, but I'll see if I can find anything else over the next few days.
