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The Best Of The Spencer Davis Group Featuring Stevie Winwood

by The Spencer Davis Group · 1967

65 pressings17 countriesRock & RollRhythm & BluesRock

The Best Of The Spencer Davis Group Featuring… was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 Spencer Davis Group Featuring…

10 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 6 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

1967
Label and catalog number
Island Records ILP 970
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono
Runout / matrix

ILP 970 A ▽ 1 1 1 1Side A runout

ILP 970 B ▽ 1 1 1 1Side B runout

ILP-970 ASide A label

ILP-970 BSide B label

Full details of this pressing

UK

1967
Label and catalog number
Island Records ILPS 9070Island Records ILP 9070
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ILPS 9070 AA-Side

ILPS 9070 BB-Side

Full details of this pressing

UK

1967
Label and catalog number
Island Records ILPS 9070Island Records ILP 9070
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ILPS 9070 A ▽ 1 1 1 1A-Side runout

ILPS 9070 xx B ▽ 1 1 1 3B-Side runout

Full details of this pressing

UK

1967
Label and catalog number
Island Records ILPS 9070
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ILPS 9070 A ▽ 1 1 1Side A runout

ILPS 9070 XX B ▽ 1 1 1Side B runout

ILPS-9070 ASide A label

ILPS-9070 BSide B label

Full details of this pressing

Australia

1967
Label and catalog number
Festival Records SFL-932,736
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo · Flipback
Runout / matrix

SMX25491 [upside down]): ILPS 9070-A [triangle] 1 1 3Runout side A

SMX25492 ILPS [scribble] B [triangle] 1 1 3Runout side B

(Label Side A): MX25491Label side A

(Label Side B): MX25492Label 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 65 vinyl pressings

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

1960s15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967AustraliaFestival Records SFL-932,736First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1967CanadaStone Records SX 3718 / Island Records SX 3718First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1967GreeceIsland Records ILPS 9070First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1967IsraelIsland Records ILPS 9070First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1967New ZealandFestival Records SFL 932 736First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1967UKIsland Records ILP 970First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1967UKIsland Records ILPS 9070 / Island Records ILP 9070First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1967UKIsland Records ILPS 9070 / Island Records ILP 9070First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1967UKIsland Records ILPS-9070 / Island Records ILPS 9070First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1967UKIsland Records ILPS 9070First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1968CanadaStone Records SXS 3718 / Island Records SXS 3718LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1968ItalyRicordi International LIR 22.015LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1968SwedenIsland Records ILP 970LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1969South AfricaFontana STL 242LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1969UKIsland Records ILPS 9070LP, Compilation, Repress, StereoLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo
1970s13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970SpainIsland Records 63 39 018LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1971ScandinaviaIsland Records 6487 001LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1971SwedenIsland Records GP 9992 / Island Records GP-9992LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1972JapanIsland Records ICL(m)-12LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1972SpainIsland Records 85.475-HLP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1972SpainIsland Records 85.475-HLP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1973UKIsland Records ILPS 9070LP, Compilation, Repress, StereoLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo
1974CanadaIsland Records ILPS 9070LP, Compilation, Repress, StereoLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo
1976ItalyIsland Records ORL 8014LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1976ItalyIsland Records ORL 8014LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1976JapanIsland Records ILS-80781LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1976JapanIsland Records ILS-80781LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1978UKIsland Records ILPS 9070LP, Compilation, Stereo, RepressLP, Compilation, Stereo, Repress
1980s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1986ItalyIsland Records ORL 19070LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
1986SpainIsland Records 85.897-HLP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
1986UKIsland Records ILPM 9070LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono
1986JapanIsland Records R20D-2039LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1988Australia & New ZealandIsland Records L 19069 / Island Records L-19069LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown32 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaIsland Records L 32736 / Island Records L-32,736LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
?AustraliaIsland Records L 32736 / Island Records L-32,736LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
?AustraliaFestival Records FL-32,736LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaIsland Records L 32736 / Island Records L-32,736LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
?AustraliaIsland Records SIL-932,736 / Festival Records SFL-932,736LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?AustraliaFestival Records SFL-932,736LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?AustraliaIsland Records L 32736 / Island Records L-32,736LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?BrazilIsland Records ILP 9070 / Island Records 201 811LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?CanadaIsland Records ISL-9070LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?CanadaIsland Records ISM-9070LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?CanadaIsland Records ISM-9070LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?EuropeIsland Records 848 092-1 / Island Records ILPM 9070LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
?FranceIsland Records 6313 346LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?GermanyIsland Records 207 989LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?GreeceIsland Records 14C 062-61184LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
All 32 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1I'm A Man
  2. A2Gimme Some Lovin
  3. A3Every Little Bit Hurts
  4. A4This Hammer
  5. A5Back Into My Life Again
  6. A6Waltz For Lumumba
  7. A7Together Till The End Of Time
  8. B1Keep On Running
  9. B2Trampoline
  10. B3When I Come Home
  11. B4Strong Love
  12. B5Somebody Help Me
  13. B6She Put The Hurt On Me
  14. B7Goodbye Stevie

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Best Of The Spencer Davis Group Featuring… are there?

65 vinyl pressings of The Best Of The Spencer Davis Group Featuring… are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1967 and 1988.

When was The Best Of The Spencer Davis Group Featuring… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Australia, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is Island Records ILP 970.

How do I tell if my copy of The Best Of The Spencer Davis Group Featuring… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILP 970, ILPS 9070, ILPS-9070, SFL-932,736) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILP 970 A ▽ 1 1 1 1 and ILP 970 B ▽ 1 1 1 1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Best Of The Spencer Davis Group Featuring… 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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