Vinyl pressings
by The Wailers · 1973
Burnin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
ILPS 9256 A-1USide A runout variant 1
ILPS 9256 B-1USide B runout variant 1
1LPS 9256 A-1U RM 2Side A runout variant 2
1LPS 9256 B-1U STERLING' LH 2 AG 2̶ 1Side B runout variant 2
I L P S 9 2 56 A- 1 USide A
I L P S 9 2 5 6 B- 1 USide B
SMAS-1-9338 Z5 #1 Sterling OSide A runout variant 1
SMAS-2-9338 Z5 #2 Sterling OSide B runout variant 1
SMAS-1-9338 Z6 #1 Sterling OSide A runout variant 2
SMAS-2-9338 Z5 #2 Sterling OSide B runout variant 2
SMAS-1-9338 Z3•Runout, hand-scribed, side A
SMAS-2-9338 Z3•Runout, hand-scribed, side B
SMAS-1-9338 Z4•Runout Variant 2, Side A, Etched
SMAS-2-9338 Z4•Runout Variant 2, Side B, Etched
SMAS-1-9338 22 Sterling ─◁Side A runout variant 1
SMAS-2-9338 Z1 Sterling ─◁Side B runout variant 1
SMAS 1-9338Side A label
SMAS 2-9338Side B label
I L P S 9 2 56 A- 1 USide A
I L P S 9 2 5 6 B- 1 USide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Barbados | Total Sounds SMAS 9338 / Total Sounds ILPS 9256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Barbados | Total Sounds SMAS 9338 / Total Sounds ILPS 9256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Tuff Gong TG 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Island Records SMAS-9338LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Canada | Island Records SMAS 9338First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Island Records ILPS 9256First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1973 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9256First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1973 | US | Island Records SMAS-9338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Island Records SMAS-9338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Island Records SMAS-9338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Island Records L 35101LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9256LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9256LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9256LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Island Records 203 202-320 / Island Records 203 202LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Jamaica | Tuff Gong 422-846 200-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | Island Records 87334-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9256LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Canada | Island Records XILP 9256LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | South Africa | Island Records ILPS 29256LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | Island Records 87334-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Island Records ILPS 9256 / Island Records ILPS-9256LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1981 | US | Island Records ILPS 9256 / Island Records ILPS-9256LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1981 | US | Island Records ILPS 9256 / Island Records ILPS-9256LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Island Records 14C 064-64801LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Island Records 20S-82 / Polystar 20S-82LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | South Africa | Island Records ILPC 29256LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Island Records 90031-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Island Records ILPS 9256 / Island Records ILPS-9256LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Island Records 422-846200-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | US | Tuff Gong 422-846 200-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | UK | Island Records 846 200-1 / Tuff Gong TGLLP 2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Europe | Tuff Gong 548 894-1 / Island Records 548 894-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2007 | Europe | Island Records 7530305 / Universal 7530305LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2007 | Japan | Island Records UIJY-9045 / Universal Music UIJY-9045LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2008 | Europe | Island Records 07314 54889414 / Tuff Gong 07314 54889414LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Island Records 600753600672 / Tuff Gong 600753600672LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | US | Island Records 710787320313 / Tuff Gong 710787320313LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Worldwide | Tuff Gong 00602435081465 / Island Records 00602435081465LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Tuff Gong B0031901-01 / Island Records B0031901-01LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered |
| 2024 | Europe | Tuff Gong 600753600672 / Island Records 600753600672LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2026 | UK, Europe & US | Analogue Productions UHQR 0025 / Tuff Gong AUHQR 0025LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Island Records L 35101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Island Records L 35101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Barbados | Total Sounds SMAS 9338LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Benelux | Island Records ILPS 9256 / Island Records 9 256 ILPSLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Benelux | Island Records ILPS 9256 / Island Records 9 256 ILPSLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Benelux | Island Records ILPS 9256 / Island Records 9 256 ILPSLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9256LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ISM 9256LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ISM 9256LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9256LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Tuff Gong 210 849 / Island Records 210 849LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | Europe | Island Records BM 1002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Island Records 846 200-1 / Tuff Gong 846 200-1LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| ? | France | Island Records 9123 012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 203 202 / Island Records 203 202-320LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
116 vinyl pressings of Burnin' are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1973 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Canada, South Africa and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9256, released October 19, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9256, SMAS-9338, SMAS 9338, TG 002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9256 A-1U and ILPS 9256 B-1U. 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.
