Vinyl pressings
by Traffic · 1969
Best Of Traffic 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.
19 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 7 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+9112+A2 A 2 1Side A variant 1
ILPS+9112+B2Side B variant 1
ILPS+9112+A2 1 C 1Side A variant 2
ILPS+9112+B2 1 C 2Side B variant 2
ILPS+9112+A2 2Side A runout variant 1
ILPS+9112+B2 1 3Side B runout variant 1
ILPS+9112+A2 4Side A runout variant 2
ILPS+9112+B2 1 2Side B runout variant 2
UAS-5500-A 111 KSide A etched except K variant 1
UAS-5500-BSide B etched variant 1
UAS-5500-A (2) KSide A etched except K variant 2
UAS-5500-2 11-14-69Side B etched variant 2
44 UAS-5500-2 11-14-69Runout side 1 etch
44 UAS-5500-1 11-14-69Runout side 2 etch
UAS-5500-A(2) 1111on Side 1
UAS-5500-Bon Side 2
UAS-5500-ARunout side 1 etch
UAS-5500-B (2)Runout side 2 etch
UAS-5500-A(2) 1111 KRunout side 1 Variant 1 etched
UAS-5500-BRunout side 2 Variant 1 etched
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 | Australia | Festival Records SFL -933613 / Festival Records FL-33613First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | Festival Records SFL-933613 / Festival Records SFL-933,613First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | Festival Records SFL-933613 / Festival Records SFL-933,613First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Polydor 543.108First yearStereo, Compilation, LP | Stereo, Compilation, LP |
| 1969 | Germany | Island Records 849 305 / Island Records ILPS-9112First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Germany | Island Records 849 305 UYFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Germany | Island Records 849 305 UY / Island Records ILPS 9112First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Germany | Island Records 849 305 UYFirst yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Japan | Island Records FOX-7020First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Island Records SIL-933613First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Island Records SIL-933613First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | South Korea | Taedo EU 281LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records ST-93106 / United Artists Records UAS 5500LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9112 / Island Records ILPS-9112First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9112 / Island Records ILPS-9112First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Philips 6343001LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Island Records 849 305 UY /PLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | Philips 6343001LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ- 986LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1971 | Japan | Island Records AML(i) 1004LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Island Records AML(i) 1004LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9112LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UAS 5500LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UAS 5500LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1972 | Spain | Island Records 85.466 - ILP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Spain | Island Records 85.466 - ILP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Brazil | Island Records 310 002 / Island Records 310.002LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9112LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9112LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1974 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9112LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Island Records 20S-95 / Polystar 20S-95LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9112LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Island Records 88 066 ETLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Venezuela | Island Records ILPV-10.018LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1984 | Germany | Island Records 88 066 ETLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Island Records 88 066 ETLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Island Records 88 066 ETLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Island Records SIL-933,613LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Island Records L 33613LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Australia | Island Records SIL-933,613LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Island Records L-33,613LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Australia | Island Records L 33613LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Festival Records SFL-933,613LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Island Records 202 442LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ISM 9112LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ISL 9112LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 88 066 ET / Island Records 88066LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 88 066 ETLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 88 066 ETLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 88 066 ETLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 88 066 ETLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | India | Island Records ILPS 9112LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
96 vinyl pressings of Best Of Traffic are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1969 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9112, released October 17, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9112, UAS 5500, UAS- 5500, SFL -933613) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS+9112+A2 A 2 1 and ILPS+9112+B2. 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.
