Vinyl pressings
by Quintessence · 1969
In Blissful Company 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.
4 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ILPS 9110 v A//1 7 1Run-out side A, stamped, variant 1
ILPS 9110 v B//2 1 2Run-out side B, stamped, variant 1
ILPS 9110 v A//1 7 1 4Run-out side A, stamped, variant 2
ILPS 9110 v B//2 1 1 1Run-out side B, stamped, variant 2
ILPS 9110 v A//1 7 1 13Run-out side A, stamped
ILPS 9110 v B//2 1 2 6Run-out side B, stamped
543.120A G MSide A runout, etched
543.120B H MSide B runout, etched
543.120 ASide A label
543.120 BSide B label
ILPS AA 9110 1Y 380 ILPSRunout side A
ILPS AA 9110 2Y 380 ILPSRunout side B
ILPS 9110On 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 | Canada | Polydor 543.120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Island Records ILPS 9110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS-9110 QFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS-9110 QLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS-9110 Q / Island Records ILPS.9110QFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | Island Records ILPS-9110 Q / Island Records ILPS.9110QLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1974 | Germany | Island Records 88 021 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Liechtenstein | Tapestry Records TPT 237LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Island Records SIL-934,138 / Island Records SIL-934138LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | Island Records SIL-934138 / Island Records SIL-934,138LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9110Q / Island Records ILPS-9110 QLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9110Q / Island Records ILPS-9110 QLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS-9110 Q / Island Records ILPS.9110QLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9110 QLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of In Blissful Company are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Canada, France. One of them is Island Records ILPS-9110 Q, released November 7, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS-9110 Q, 543.120, ILPS 9110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9110 v A//1 7 1 and ILPS 9110 v B//2 1 2. 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.
