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Rebel Music vinyl value

Prices for this album are still being collected: our eBay tracker quotes a pressing only after at least three live listings match it. The pressings and identification below are complete.

Bob Marley & The Wailers — Rebel Music: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1986 IslandISL-1097CanadaCompilation
1986 Island207 760EuropeCompilation
1986 Island830 151-1FranceCompilation, Gatefold
1986 Tuff Gong846 206-1FranceCompilation
1986 IslandILPS 9843IrelandCompilation, Gatefold
1986 Tuff GongILPS 8843JamaicaCompilation
1986 IslandILPS 9843JapanCompilation, Gatefold
1986 IslandILPS 9843UKCompilation, Gatefold
1986 Island90520-1USCompilation, Allied Pressing
1986 Island90520-1USCompilation, Specialty Pressing
1990 Island210 846NetherlandsCompilation, Reissue, Remastered
1990 Tuff GongTGLLP 11UKCompilation, Remastered
1990 Tuff Gong422-846 206-1USCompilation, Reissue, Remastered
2009 Island531 632-2EuropeCompilation, Reissue, 180 Gram
Undated Island207 760EuropeCompilation, Reissue, Gatefold
Undated Island210 846GermanyCompilation, Remastered, Gatefold

17 pressings tracked, 16 shown · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Originals, 19869 first-year pressings (US, UK, Europe, Canada and 4 more); any of them is an original. Runout on the US copy starts “ST-IL-866033-AR”.
JapanPressed to high standards and collected separately; a copy with the original obi strip is a different record to collectors than one without.
Reissues, 1990+3 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1986 US pressing it reads “ST-IL-866033-AR” on side one and “ST-IL-866034-AR” on side two. Sleeves migrate between copies over the years; the etching stays with the record.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. Condition multiplies the price: near mint can bring several times what a VG copy does. Vinyl and sleeve get separate grades; the scale is in our grading guide.

Discs and jackets part ways over the decades: a 1986 sleeve proves nothing about the record inside it. The runout etching and the label decide the pressing; the cover never does.

Questions

Which pressing of Rebel Music is worth the most?

The 1986 originals lead. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell if I have a 1986 original?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1986 US pressing the runout reads “ST-IL-866033-AR”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Rebel Music worth today?

Market prices move, so a static number goes stale fast. Scan the record in the RecordScout app: it identifies your exact pressing from the label and shows a current value range for its condition.

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