Vinyl pressings
by Traffic · 1968
Medicated Goo / Pearly Queen was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
WIF 6050 1F 1 Ⓟ 1968 670 11Side A runout variant 1
WIF 6050 2F 1 Ⓟ 1968 670 1Side B runout variant 1
WIF 6050 1F 1 Ⓟ 1968 670 1Side B runout variant 2
WIF 6050 2F 1 Ⓟ 1968 670 1Side B runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Festival Records FK-2907First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | Polydor 541.032First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Island Records WIP 6050 / Island Records WIP 60 50First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-2907First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Philips 388850 PFFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | US | United Artists Records UA 50500First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | United Artists Records UA 50500First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | United Artists Records UA 50500First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | United Artists Records UA 50500First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | United Artists Records UA 50500First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Medicated Goo / Pearly Queen are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Netherlands, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records WIP 6050.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WIP 6050, UA 50500, FK-2907, 541.032) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIF 6050 1F 1 Ⓟ 1968 670 11 and WIF 6050 2F 1 Ⓟ 1968 670 1. 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.
