Vinyl pressings
by Bob Marley & The Wailers · 1979
So Much Trouble In The World was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 12 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.
WIP 6510 A-1U GH SOUND CLINIC GRAEMERunout A Side - Variant 1
WIP 6510 B-1U RDRunout B Side - Variant 1
WIP 6510 A-1U GP SOUND CLINIC GRAEME 1Runout A Side - Variant 2
WIP 6510 B-1U GO 1Runout B Side - Variant 2
WIP 6510 A-1U = SOUND CLINIC GRAEME 1Side A runout
WIP 6510 B-1U GR 1Side B runout
MX-55309Side A label
MX-55310Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Island Records K7647 / Island Records WIP 6510First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Brazil | Island Records 101 538First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Colombia | Island Records 18(0811)00082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | Island Records 6172 869First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | Island Records 100 947 / Island Records 100 947-100First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Ireland | Island Records WIP 6510First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Italy | Island Records WIP 26510First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Japan | Island Records ILR-20625First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Island Records ILR-20625First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Island Records 100 947First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Island Records K7647First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Spain | Ariola 0139-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Spain | Island Records 100.947-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Island Records WIP 6510First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Island Records WIP 6510First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ecuador | Island Records 2201397", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of So Much Trouble In The World are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, Brazil, Colombia and more. One of them is Island Records WIP 6510.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WIP 6510, K7647, 101 538, 18(0811)00082) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIP 6510 A-1U GH SOUND CLINIC GRAEME and WIP 6510 B-1U RD. 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.
