Vinyl pressings
by Amen Corner · 1968
Bend Me Shape Me 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.
28 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 20 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.
DR-41854-T1-1C UH 1A-side runout, variant 1
DR-41890-T1-1C UC 2BB-side runout, variant 1
DR-41854-T1-1C IK 2BA-side runout, variant 2
DR-41890-T1-1C IC 2BB-side runout, variant 2
DR-41854-TI-IC H I 2 DSide A, runout, stamped
DR-41890-TI-IC H C 4Side B, runout, stamped
DR-41854-TI-IC CCSide A, runout, stamped
DR-41854-TI-IC OCSide B, runout, stamped
DR-41854-TI-ICSide A, runout, stamped
DR-41890-TI-ICSide B, runout, stamped
DR.41854Side A, label
DR.41890Side B, label
DR.41854Label A, inverted in brackets
DR.47890Label B, inverted in brackets
DR-41854-TI-ICSide A runout stamped
DR-41890-TI-ICSide B runout stamped
DR 41854Label side A
DR 41890Label side B
DR-41854-TI-ICA-side runout
DR-41890-TI-ICB-side runout
DR.41854Label side A
DR.41890Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Deram DMA-1020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Belgium | Deram DM 26First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Belgium | Deram DM. 26First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Deram DM 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Deram DM. 172 / Deram DM 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Deram DM. 172 / Deram DM 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | Deram DM. 1261First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Hong Kong | Deram DM 172First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | India | Deram DM. 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Deram DM (I) 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Deram DM 172First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | Japan | Deram D-1028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Deram DM 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Deram DM 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Deram DM 172First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | Deram DR 418547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Deram DM 1727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Deram DM 1727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Uruguay | Deram 77-0357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
32 vinyl pressings of Bend Me Shape Me are listed here, from 22 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, France, Yugoslavia, Australia and more. One of them is Deram DM 172, released January 12, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DM 172, DM. 172, DM.172, 17.008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DR-41854-T1-1C UH 1 and DR-41890-T1-1C UC 2B. 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.
