Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Cliff · 1969
Wonderful World, Beautiful People was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 16 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.
TR 690 A//1 1 1 1 1A side runout variant 1
TR 690 B//1 420B side runout variant 1
TR 690 A//1 1 1 1 2A side runout variant 2
TR 690 B//2▽420 11 8B side runout variant 2
TR 690 A//1 1 1 1 5Machine stamped in run-out area A-side
TR 690 B//2▽420 11 4Machine stamped in run-out area B-side
TMX.392Label A-side
TMX.393Label B-side
TR 690 A//1 1 1 1 1Side A runout, variant 1
TR 690 B//1 420Side B runout, variant 1
TR 690 A //1 1 1 8Side A runout, variant 2
TR 690 B//2▽420 11 13Side B runout, variant 2
TR 690 BA//1 1 1 1 1Runout side A
TR 690 B//1 420 2 3Runout side B
TMX.392Label A-side
TMX.393Label B-side
TR 690 XA//1 1 1 1 1Side A runout, stamped. X=B crossed out
TR 690 B//1▽420Side B runout, stamped
TMX.392A Side Label
TMX.393B Side Label
TR 690 A // 1 1 1 3Side A runout, stamped
TR 690 B // 1 ▽ 4 2 0Side B runout, stamped
TMX.392Side A label
TMX.393Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Argentina | Philips 5083483-PBFirst year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Festival Records FK-3410First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Belgium | Island Records UF 388 858First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Chile | Philips 388.858First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | France | Island Records WIP 60-73 / Island Records M 6073 WIPFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | Island Records 388 858 UFFirst year7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Island Records 388 858 UFFirst year7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1969 | Greece | Fontana 279 021 TF / Fontana 3312First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Beverley's Records S.R. 094First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Beverley's Records S.R. 094First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Kenya | Trojan Records TR-690First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Island Records 388 858 UFFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Island Records 388 858 UFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Island Records 388 858 UFFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-3410First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Trojan Records CS 139.0497", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Italy | Island Records 388 858 UF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Italy | Island Records 388 858 UF7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Italy | Island Records 388 858 UF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB S 53 5987", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Beverley's Records S.R. 0947", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Beverley's Records S.R. 0947", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Beverley's Records7", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Fontana FON-10517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Island Records 3388587", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Portugal | Fontana 388858TF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Spain | Fontana 53 88 858 FT7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Turkey | Philips 388 8587", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Turkey | Hürses H-227", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Venezuela | Philips 2047", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
47 vinyl pressings of Wonderful World, Beautiful People are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Argentina, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Trojan Records TR 690, released October 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TR 690, TR-690, 5083483-PB, FK-3410) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TR 690 A//1 1 1 1 1 and TR 690 B//1 420. 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.
