Vinyl pressings
by Traffic · 1967
Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush 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.
24 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 11 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.
WIP 6025 A - 1 ZTSP P 14468 - 1 EXPEtched side A
WIP 6025 B - 1 ZTSP P 14469 - 1 EXPEtched side B
WIP-6025-ALabel side A
WIP-6025-BLabel side B
WIP 6025 A - 1 1 1 1 1 ZTSP P 124468-1 EXPRun-out Side A, etched
WIP 6025 B - 1 1 1 1 1 ZTSP 124469-1 EXPRun-out Side B, etched
WIP 6025-ALabel Side A
WIP 6025-BLabel Side B
ZTSP · P · 124468 - 1 EXP WIP 6025 A-1 1 1 1 4Side A runout
ZTSP 124469 · 1 · EXP WIP 6025 B-1 1 11 11Side B runout
WIP-6025-A Z+SP 124463-IEXPA-side runout, etched
WIP-6025-B Z+SP 124469 IEXPB-side runout, etched
WIP 6025 A - 1 1 1 1 3 ZTSP P 124468-1 EXPSide A, runout, stamped
WIP 6025 B - 1 1 1 1 1 ZTSP 124469-1 EXPSide B, runout, stamped
WIP-6025-ASide A, label
WIP-6025-BSide B, label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Festival Records FK-2100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Austria | Fontana 269 368 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Belgium | Fontana 260113 MF / Fontana MF 260113First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | United Artists Records UA 50232First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Fontana 260.113 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Fontana 269 368 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Fontana 269 368 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Germany | Fontana 269 368 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Island Records WIP 6025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Island Records WIP 6025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-2100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Island Records WIP 6025 / Island Records WIP-6025First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Sweden | Island Records WIP 6025 / Island Records WIP-6025First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Sweden | Island Records WIP 6025 / Island Records WIP-6025First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | United Artists Records UA 50232First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
28 vinyl pressings of Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Island Records WIP-6025, released November 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WIP-6025, UA 50232, FK-2100, 269 368 TF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIP 6025 A - 1 ZTSP P 14468 - 1 EXP and WIP 6025 B - 1 ZTSP P 14469 - 1 EXP. 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.
