Vinyl pressings
by Traffic · 1973
Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory 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.
32 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 17 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 9224 A-1U STERLING LH 2Variant 1 Side A
ILPS 9224 B-1U STERLING LH 2Variant 1 Side B
ILPS 9224 A-3U STERLING LH 2Variant 2 Side A
ILPS 9224 B-3U STERLING LH 2Variant 2 Side B
ILPS 9224 ASide A
ILPS 9224 BSide B
[AREACEM logo] ILPS- 9224 ARunout side A
[AREACEM logo] ILPS 9224 A BRunout side B
ILPS-9224 ALabel side A
ILPS-9224 BLabel side B
ILPS 9224 ASide A, stamped
ILPS 9224 BSide B, stamped
A ILPS 9224 A-1U STERLING L (stamped)
B ILPS 9224 B-1U STERLING U (stamped)
SW-1-9323 #1 Z2 STERLING LH 3 0Side A runout, variant 1
SW-2-9323 Z10 #1 STERLING LH 3 0Side B runout, variant 1
SW-2̶ 1-9323 Z10 #5 STERLING LH 3 0Side A runout, variant 2
SW-2-9323 Z10 #1 STERLING LH 3 0Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Argentina | Island Records 0005 787First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | Island Records IL 34841 / Island Records IL-34,841First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | Island Records 410022 / Island Records 410.022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Island Records SW-9323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Island Records SW-9323First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Denmark | Island Records ILPS 9224First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Island Records 6396 024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Island Records 86 640 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Israel | Island Records ilps-9224First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Island Records ICL-50First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Island Records ICL-50First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Mexico | Island Records 250011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Island Records IL 34841First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Island Records ILPS 9224First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Island Records 20S-98LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | Island Records 20S-98LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Island Records 90027-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Greece | Island Records 062 VG 71444 / Island Records VG 71444LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Island Records 610.7087 / Island Records 33.508LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Island Records ILPM 9224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Spain | Island Records 5B 86640LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Island Records 90027-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Friday Music FRM 9224 / Universal Music Special Markets B0018016-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Unknown | Island Records 775 125-7 / UMC 775 125-7LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Island Records ILPS 9224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Island Records IL 34841 / Island Records IL-34,841LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Island Records IL 34841 / Island Records L-34,841LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ISL 9224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ISM 9224LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 86 640 IT / Island Records 86 640LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Island 576492-9LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 86 640-270 / Island Records 86 640 ITLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 86 640 ITLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 86 640 ITLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 86 640 ITLP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, LP | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, LP |
| ? | Greece | Island Records ILPS 9224 / Island Records ILPS-9224LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Island Records ILPS 9224 / Island Records ILPS-9224LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19224LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ORL 19224LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
90 vinyl pressings of Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1973 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9224, released February 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9224, ILPS-9224, SW-9323, SW 9323) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9224 A-1U STERLING LH 2 and ILPS 9224 B-1U STERLING LH 2. 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.
