Vinyl pressings
by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich · 1966
Hold Tight! was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 15 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.
267550 1F//1 420 1 2 8Runout side A, variant 1
267550 2F ∇ 420 1 2 2Runout side B, variant 1
267550 1F//1 420 1 1 7Runout side A, variant 2
267550 2F//1 420 11 4Runout side B, variant 2
267550 1F//3 420
267550 2F//3 420 A5
267550 1F
267550 2F
YWI-38462 1 X-4544Side A runout
YWI-38463 1 X-4545Side B runout
YWI-38462Side A label
YWI-38463Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Philips BF-251First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Fontana F.1545First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | Fontana 267 550 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Denmark | Fontana 267 550 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Fontana 267 550 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Ireland | Fontana ETF.671First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Italy | Fontana 267 550 TF / Fontana TF 267550First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Mexico | Philips 0720First year7", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Fontana 267 550 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Fontana TF 267550First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Norway | Fontana 267 550 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Rhodesia | Fontana TF 745First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | South Africa | Fontana TF 745First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Sweden | Fontana 267 550 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Fontana F-1545First year7", Styrene | 7", Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Turkey | Philips Tf2675507", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of Hold Tight! are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Fontana TF 671, released February 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 671, F-1545, BF-251, F.1545) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 267550 1F//1 420 1 2 8 and 267550 2F ∇ 420 1 2 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.
