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Vinyl pressings

This Was

by Jethro Tull · 1968

170 pressings29 countriesBlues RockRock

This Was was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of This Was

28 pressings came out in 1968, 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.

UK

October 1968
Label and catalog number
Island Records ILP 985Island Records ILPS 9085
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Stereo Gatefold Cover
Runout / matrix

ILP+985+AA-Side Run-out, Stamped

ILP+985+BB-Side Run-out, Stamped

Full details of this pressing

UK

October 1968
Label and catalog number
Island Records ILP 985
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

ILP+985+AA-Side Run-out, Stamped

ILP+985+BB-Side Run-out, Stamped

Full details of this pressing

UK

October 4, 1968
Label and catalog number
Island Records ILPS 9085
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold Sleeve
Runout / matrix

ILPS+9085+AA-Side Run-out, Stamped

ILPS+9085+BB-Side Run-out, Stamped

Full details of this pressing

UK

1968
Label and catalog number
Island Records ILPS 9085
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

I L P S + 9 0 8 5 + AA-Side Run-out, Stamped

I L P S + 9 0 8 5 + BB-Side Run-out, Stamped

Full details of this pressing

UK

1968
Label and catalog number
Island Records ILPS 9085
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

I L P S + 9 0 8 5 + AA-Side Run-out, Stamped

I L P S + 9 0 8 5 + BB-Side Run-out, Stamped

Full details of this pressing

UK

1968
Label and catalog number
Island Records ILP 985Island Records ILPS 9085
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold, Mono Cover
Runout / matrix

ILPS+9085+ASide A runout, stamped

ILPS+9085+BSide B runout, stamped

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 170 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s44 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968CanadaReprise Records RS 6336 / Reprise Records 6336First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968CanadaReprise Records RS 6336First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968CanadaReprise Records RS 6336 / Reprise Records 6336First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968ColombiaReprise Records RS6336First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968FranceIsland Records ILPS 9085First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968FranceIsland Records ILPS 9085First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968GermanyIsland Records 6339 002First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968MexicoReprise Records GX 01-340 / Gamma GX 01-340First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968MexicoReprise Records GX 01-340 / Gamma GX 01-340First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968NetherlandsIsland Records ILPS 9085First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968New ZealandReprise Records RS 6336LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1968New ZealandReprise Records RS 6336First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968PeruReprise Records REP 6336First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968SwedenIsland Records ILPS-9085First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968SwedenSonet SLP-3002First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
All 44 pressings from the 1960s
1970s66 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970ArgentinaMusic Hall 112.911 / Reprise Records 112.911LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970ArgentinaMusic Hall 12.911 / Reprise Records 12.911LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970ArgentinaMusic Hall 12.911 / Reprise Records 12.911LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1970CanadaReprise Records RS 6336LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970GermanyIsland Records 6339 002 / Island Records ILPS 9085LP, AlbumLP, Album
1970GermanyIsland Records 6339 002LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1970SpainPhilips 63 43 003LP, AlbumLP, Album
1970USReprise Records RS 6336 / Reprise Records 6336LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1970USReprise Records RS 6336 / Reprise Records 6336LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1970USReprise Records RS 6336 / Reprise Records 6336LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970USReprise Records RS 6336 / Reprise Records 6336LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1970USReprise Records RS 6336 / Reprise Records 6336LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1970USReprise Records RS 6336 / Reprise Records 6336LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1970VenezuelaReprise Records RS 6336LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1971CanadaReprise Records RS 6336 / Reprise Records 6336LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 66 pressings from the 1970s
1980s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980ColombiaRCA 05(8831)01749LP, AlbumLP, Album
1980GermanyChrysalis 202 656 / Chrysalis 202 656-320LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980SpainChrysalis CHR 1041LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981ItalyChrysalis CHYL 1041LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981ItalyChrysalis CHYL 1041LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1983UKChrysalis CHR 1041LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
1983USChrysalis PV 41041LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1983UKChrysalis CHR 1041LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1985GermanyChrysalis 202 656 / Chrysalis 202 656-270LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1985GermanyChrysalis 202 656 / Chrysalis 202 656-320LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1990s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990BrazilEMI 066 321041 1LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1994GermanyChrysalis 1C 038 - 3 21041 1 / Electrola 1C 038 - 3 21041 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1999EuropeEMI 7243 4 99468 1 1 / EMI 4 99468 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2014UK & EuropeChrysalis 0825646307807LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2019WorldwideChrysalis 0190295611477LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Year unknown45 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaReprise Records 6336 / Reprise Records RS 6336LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?AustraliaChrysalis L-35207LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?AustraliaReprise Records 6336 / Reprise Records RS 6336LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?BeneluxChrysalis 202 656 / Chrysalis 202 656-320LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?BrazilChrysalis 231045LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaReprise Records RS 6336LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaChrysalis CHR 1041LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaChrysalis CHM 41041LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaChrysalis CHR 1041LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?CanadaChrysalis CHM 41041LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?CanadaReprise Records RS 6336 / Reprise Records 6336LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?ColombiaReprise Records RS 6336LP, AlbumLP, Album
?DenmarkSonet SLP-3002LP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceChrysalis 6307 517LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceIsland Records ILPS 9085LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
All 45 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1My Sunday Feeling3:38
  2. A2Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You2:42
  3. A3Beggar's Farm4:19
  4. A4Move On Alone2:00
  5. A5Serenade To A Cuckoo6:01
  6. B1Dharma For One4:11
  7. B2It's Breaking Me Up4:56
  8. B3Cat's Squirrel5:36
  9. B4A Song For Jeffrey3:18
  10. B5Round0:50

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of This Was are there?

170 vinyl pressings of This Was are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1968 and 2019.

When was This Was first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, South Africa, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILP 985, released October 1968.

How do I tell if my copy of This Was is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILP 985, ILPS 9085, RS 6336, RRC 6336) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILP+985+A and ILP+985+B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is This Was on vinyl worth?

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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