Vinyl pressings
by Traffic · 1970
Empty Pages 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.
23 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 13 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.
10 AA6014021 1W 320Runout Side A stamped
10 AA6014021 2W 320Runout Side B stamped
AA 6014 021.1 WMatrix Side A
AA 6014 021.2 WMatrix Side B
UAST 6441-5 20935 (written backwards) STERLING Ƨ (in a circle)Runout Side A
UAST 6442-5 21036 (written backwards) STERLINGRunout Side B
UAST 6441A Side Label
UAST 6442B Side Label
UAST 6441A Side Label
UAST 6442B Side Label
UA 6441-1 Ƨ 20914 STERLINGRunout A
UA 6442-1 20934 STERLINGRunout B
UA 6441Label A
UA 6442Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Island Records IK-3948First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Canada | Polydor 2001 083First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Island Records 6014 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1970 | France | Island Records 6014 021 / Island Records 6014.021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Island Records 6014 021First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Italy | Island Records 6014 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | Island Records SFL-1281First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Japan | Island Records SFL-1281First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Island Records IK-3948First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | Island Records 6014 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | Island Records 6014 021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Spain | Philips 60 68 016First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Turkey | Philips 6068 016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Island Records TRAF 1First year7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1970 | US | United Artists Records UA50692First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Empty Pages are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Germany, UK, US, Netherlands and more. One of them is Island Records 6014 021, released August 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6014 021, TRAF 1, UA50692, UA 50692 S) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10 AA6014021 1W 320 and 10 AA6014021 2W 320. 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.
