Vinyl pressings
by Spooky Tooth · 1970
The Last Puff 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.
21 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 9 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 9117 A//1 11 4Side A runout stamped, variant 1
ILPS 9117 B//1 11 6Side B runout stamped, variant 1
ILPS 9117 A//1 11 7Side A runout stamped, variant 2
ILPS 9117 B//1 11 5Side B runout stamped, variant 2
ILPS 9117 A//1 11Side A, runout stamped
ILPS 9117 B//1 12Side B, runout stamped
A&M SP-4431-7Runout, A-Side
A&M SP-4432-7Runout, B-Side
A&M SP 4431-7 CP PA Side Etch exc CP, ᴘ stamps
A&M SP 4432-7 CP PB Side Etch exc CP, ᴘ stamps
A&M SP 4431-1 B2A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
A&M SP 4432-1 A6B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
A&M SP4431-8 A17 T1A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
A&M SP4432-1 A17 2TB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
A&M SP 4431-7 PSide A, variant 1
A&M SP 4432-7 PSide B, variant 1
A&M SP 4431-RE1-P2 PSide A, variant 2
A&M SP 4432-7 PSide B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Austria | Island Records 6339 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Polydor 2334 012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Polydor 2334 012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Island Records 6339 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Island Records 6339 004 / Island Records 6339.004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Island Records 6339 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Island Records 6339 004First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Germany | Island Records 6339 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Island Records 6339 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Island Records SIL-933810 / Island Records ILPS-9117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Island Records ILPS 9117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9117 / Island Records ILPS-9117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9117LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1970 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9117 / Island Records ILPS-9117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4266First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Germany | Island Records 85 685 IT / Island Records 85 685 ETLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Island Records 470 900-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Island Records SIL-933810 / Island Records ILPS-9117LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | Island Records SIL-933810LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records ILPS 9117 / Island Records 85 685 ITLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 85 685 ITLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 85 685 ITLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 85 685 ITLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 85 685 IT / Island Records 85 685 ETLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 85 685 IT / Island Records 85 685 ETLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Philips SFX-7260 / Island Records (ILPS-9117)LP | LP |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9117LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9117LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
42 vinyl pressings of The Last Puff are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1970 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Austria, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9117.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9117, SP 4266, SP4266, SP-4266) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9117 A//1 11 4 and ILPS 9117 B//1 11 6. 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.
