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The Best Of The Pink Floyd

by Pink Floyd · 1970

60 pressings11 countriesPsychedelic RockProg RockRock

The Best Of The Pink Floyd was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 The Best Of The Pink Floyd

4 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 2 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.

Netherlands

1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 5C054-04299Columbia 5C 054-04299
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo · Black Labels
Runout / matrix

04299A//13.153-1Runout side A variant 1

04299B//13.154-1Runout side B variant 1

04299A//13.153-1 4 2 1Runout side A variant 2

04299B//13.154-1 2 1 1Runout side B variant 2

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Netherlands

1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 5C 054-04299Columbia 5C054-04299
Format
LP, Compilation · Black label
Runout / matrix

04299A//13.153-1Side A, runout, etched

04299B//13.154-1Side B, runout, etched

5C 054-04299-ASide A, label

5C 054-04299-BSide B, label

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Netherlands

1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 5C 054-04299Columbia 5C054-04299
Format
LP, Compilation · Red label Export Issue
Runout / matrix

04299A//13.153-1Side A Runout etched

04299B//13.154-1Side B Runout etched

5C 054-04299-ASide A Label

5C 054-04299-BSide B Label

Full details of this pressing

Israel

1970
Label and catalog number
Columbia 5C054-04299
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

04299-A//13.153-1Etched Side A

04299B//13.154-1Etched Side B

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 60 vinyl pressings

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

1970s32 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970IsraelColumbia 5C054-04299First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1970NetherlandsColumbia 5C054-04299 / Columbia 5C 054-04299First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1970NetherlandsColumbia 5C 054-04299 / Columbia 5C054-04299First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1970NetherlandsColumbia 5C 054-04299 / Columbia 5C054-04299First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1970NetherlandsColumbia 4299LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
1971NetherlandsColumbia 5C 054-04299LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1973GermanyHarvest 1 C 054-04 299 / EMI Electrola 1 C 054-04 299LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1973GermanyHarvest 1 C 054-04 299 / EMI Electrola 1 C 054-04 299LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1974DenmarkHarvest 6C 054 04299 / Harvest 5C054.04299LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1974DenmarkHarvest 1C 054-04 299 / Harvest 6C 054 04299LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1974FranceHarvest 2C 062-04 299 / Harvest 2C 062-04299LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1974FranceHarvest 2C 062-04 299 / Harvest 2C 062-04299LP, Compilation, MisprintLP, Compilation, Misprint
1974FranceHarvest 2C 062-04 299 / Harvest 2C 062-04299LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1974FranceHarvest 2C 062-04 299 / Harvest 2C 062-04299LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1974GermanyHarvest 054-04 299LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
All 32 pressings from the 1970s
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982ItalyHarvest 3C 054-04299 / Harvest 54 1042991LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010NetherlandsColumbia 5C 054-04299LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
2014NetherlandsColumbia 5C 054-04299 / Columbia 5C054-04299LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
2014NetherlandsColumbia 5C 054-04299LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl
Year unknown24 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?DenmarkColumbia 6E 054-04299 / Columbia 5C054-04299LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?EuropeColumbia 5C 058-04299 / Columbia 1A 058-04299LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?EuropeHarvest 1 C 054-04 299LP, Compilation, Reissue, RepressLP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress
?EuropeHarvest 064-7 98526 1LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?FranceHarvest 2C 062-04 299 / Harvest 2C 062-04299LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?FranceHarvest 2C 062-04.299 / Harvest 5C 058-04299LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?FranceHarvest 2C 062-04 299 / Harvest 2C 062-04299LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?GermanyHarvest 1 C 054-04 299 / EMI Electrola GmbH 1 C 054-04 299LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?GermanyHarvest 1 C 054-04 299 / EMI Electrola 1 C 054-04 299LP, Compilation, MisprintLP, Compilation, Misprint
?GermanyHarvest 1C 054-04 299 / EMI Electrola 1C 054-04 299LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?GreeceHarvest 14C 062-04299 / Harvest 2J-062-04299LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
?GreeceHarvest 2J-062-04299 / Harvest 04299LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing
?GreeceHarvest 2J-062-04299LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
?GreeceHarvest 14C 062-04299 / Harvest 2J-062-04299LP, Compilation, Reissue, RepressLP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress
?ItalyHarvest 54 1042991LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
All 24 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Chapter 24
  2. A2Mathilda Mother
  3. A3Arnold Layne
  4. A4Candy And A Current Bun
  5. A5The Scarecrow
  6. B1Apples And Oranges
  7. B2It Would Be So Nice
  8. B3Paint Box
  9. B4Julia Dream
  10. B5See Emily Play

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Best Of The Pink Floyd are there?

60 vinyl pressings of The Best Of The Pink Floyd are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1970 and 2014.

When was The Best Of The Pink Floyd first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Netherlands, Israel. One of them is Columbia 5C054-04299.

How do I tell if my copy of The Best Of The Pink Floyd is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C054-04299, 5C 054-04299) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 04299A//13.153-1 and 04299B//13.154-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Best Of The Pink Floyd 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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