Vinyl pressings
by Bobbie Gentry · 1970
Fancy 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.
14 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST-1-428-A-7· 2 ✲Side A variant 1
ST-2-428-A-7·1 ✲Side B variant 1
ST-1-428-A-7· 1 ✲Side A variant 2
ST-2-428-A-7·2 ✲Side B variant 2
ST-1-428-A5#2Runout side A
ST-2-428-A5#2Runout side B
ST 1-428Label side A
ST 2-428Label side B
ST-1-428-A1#2 (etched) IAM (stamped)Runout side A
ST-2-428-B2#2 3 (etched) IAM (stamped)Runout side B
ST1. 428Label side A
ST2. 428Label side B
ST1 428 A3 #3 0Side A etched & stamped
ST2 428 B4 #2 0Side B etched & stamped
ST1-428-A1#2 IAMSide A etched & stamped
ST2-428-A1 #3 IAMSide B etched & stamped
ST-1-428-A5 ─◁Runout side A, variant 1
ST-2-428-A5#2 ─◁Runout side B, variant 1
ST-1-428-A5#2 ─◁Runout side A, variant 2
ST-2-428-A5#2 ─◁Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-428First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-428First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 062-80 371 / Capitol Records ST-428First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8973First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8973First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST.428First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Philippines | Capitol Records ST-428First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records ST-428 / Capitol Records ST 80428LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records ST-428First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records ST-428First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records ST-428First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records ST-428First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records ST-428First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records ST-428First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Capitol Records ST 21609 / Capitol Records 1E 062 ◦ 80414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Pleasure For Music PFM114LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2021 | Germany | Capitol Records 5394057 / UMC 00600753940570LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2022 | UK | Capitol Records 5304057 / UMC 00600753940570LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Malaysia | Capitol Records ST-428LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Fancy are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1970 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-428, released April 6, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-428, ST 21609, 1 C 062-80 371, CP-8973) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-428-A-7· 2 ✲ and ST-2-428-A-7·1 ✲. 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.
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