Vinyl pressings
by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich · 1966
Save Me 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.
21 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 16 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.
267659 1F▿ 3 420Stamped side A variant 1
267659 2F▿ 1 420Stamped side B variant 1
267659 1F▿ 3 420 3 1Stamped side A variant 2
267659 2F▿ 1 420 1 1Stamped side B variant 2 & 3
267659 1FSide A Label
267659 2FSide B Label
267659 1F▿ 3 420A
267659 2F▿ 1 420B
267659 1F▿ 3 420 13Runout stamped A side
267659 2F▿ 1 420 14Runout stamped B side
267659 1FLabel A side
267659 2FLabel B side
TF 755-AA label
TF 755-BB label
MX152439 TF 775A BF296-1A disc, engraving
MX152440 TF 775B BF296-2B disc, engraving
P 1966 IM 267659 - 1FSide A, runout, stamped
P 1966 IM 267659 - 2FSide B, runout, stamped
267 659. 1 FSide A, label
267 659. 2 FSide 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-296First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Austria | Fontana 267 659 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Belgium | Fontana 267659 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Fontana F. 1569First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Denmark | Fontana 267659 TFFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Fontana 267.674 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Star-Club Records 148 575 STFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Greece | Fontana 3259 / Fontana 267659 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Greece | Fontana 3259 / Fontana 267659 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Ireland | Fontana ETF 775 / Fontana 267659 TFFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Ireland | Fontana ETF 775First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Lebanon | Fontana 267 659 TF / Fontana TF 775First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Fontana 267 659 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Fontana TF-267659First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Norway | Fontana 267.659 TF / Fontana 267 659 TFFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Philips 832274 PB7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
26 vinyl pressings of Save Me are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium and more. One of them is Fontana TF 775, released November 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 775, BF-296, 267 659 TF, 267659 TF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 267659 1F▿ 3 420 and 267659 2F▿ 1 420. 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.
