Vinyl pressings
by Herd · 1967
From The Underworld was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
267745 1F∇4 420 2 KT BSide A runout
267745 2F∇4 420 2 KT BSide B runout
267 745 1FLabel side A
267 745 2FLabel side B
267745 ▽ 1F = 1 420
267745 2F ▽ 3 420
267745 ▽ 1 F = 1 420Side A runout, variant 1
267745 2F ▽ 3 420Side B runout, variant 1
267745 ▽ 1 F = 1 420 1 8 0 1Side A runout, variant 2
267745 2F ▽ 1 420 1 1 11Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Philips BF-349First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Austria | Hansa Record 19 746 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Belgium | Fontana 267 745 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Belgium | Fontana 267 745 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Fontana F. 1602First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Denmark | Fontana 267 745 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | Fontana 267 745 MF / Fontana 267.745 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Hansa Record 19 746 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Hansa Record 19 746 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Greece | Fontana 267 745 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Fontana ETF 856First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Fontana 267 745 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | Fontana 267 745 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Japan | Philips SFL-1142First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Fontana 267 745 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Fontana TF 856 / Fontana 878 376-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of From The Underworld are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1967 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, Rhodesia, South Africa and more. One of them is Fontana TF 856.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 856, F-1602, TF 812, BF-349) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 267745 1F∇4 420 2 KT B and 267745 2F∇4 420 2 KT B. 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.
