Vinyl pressings
by Humble Pie · 1969
Town And Country was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 6 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.
IMSP 027 . 1y - 1 U RL SSRunout side A, variant 1
IMSP 027 . 2y - 1 U RL SSRunout side B, variant 1
IMSP 027 . 1y - 1 U M RL SS IRunout side A, variant 2
IMSP 027 . 2y - 1 U M RL SS IRunout side B, variant 2
1C062-90730 -A-1A-side runout, stamped - variant 1
1C062-90730 -B-1B-side runout, stamped - variant 1
1C062-90730-A-1A-side runout, stamped - variant 2
1C062-90730-B-1B-side runout, stamped - variant 2
IMSP 0271Y//12.917-1. C1Side A runout
IMSP 027-2Y//12.918-1. - - -Side B runout
IMSP 027 1YSide A label in parenthesis
IMSP 027 2YSide B label in parenthesis
IMSP 027 . 1y - 1U RL SSSide A runout
IMSP 027 . 2y - 1U RL SSSide B runout
IMSP.027.1Side A label
IMSP.027.2Side B label
IMSP 027 1YSide A runout etched
IMSP 027 2YSide B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Immediate IMSP-027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Immediate 1C 062-90 730First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Immediate IMSP 027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Immediate IMSP 027 / Immediate IMSP.027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Immediate IMSJ 027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Immediate IMSP 027 / Immediate IMSP027First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Immediate 2C 062-90.912 / Immediate 2 C 062-90912LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Immediate 3C 062-90730 / Immediate IMLS 213LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Daffodil Records SBA 16014LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Charly Records 2933 211LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | France | Charly Records CR 300016LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Music World MALPS-810LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Charly Records CR 300016 (FC) / Charly Records CR 300016(FC)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Bellaphon BBS 2513 / Charly Records BBS 2513LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Greece | Immediate chart-7007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Charly Records CR 300.016 / Charly Records 77-CH3LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Charly Records CR 300.016 / Immediate 77-CH3LP | LP |
| 1979 | Argentina | Charly Records 13218-9LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Argentina | Charly Records 13218-9LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Oxford OX 3175 / Charly Records OX 3175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | Legends Of Music RA-5907(S)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Legends Of Music RA-5907(S)LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Germany | OutLine. OLLP 5243 AS / Immediate OLLP 5243LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Accord SN-7192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Immediate Records IDLP4.00303 J / Line IDLP 4.00303LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Japan | Charly Records K22P-392LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | Charly Records K22P-392LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Italy | Get Back GET 616LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Replay RPLP5132LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UK | Nice Records 5060915240194LP, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Immediate IMSP027 / Nice Records IMSP027LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Immediate IP-8904LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
32 vinyl pressings of Town And Country are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1969 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Australia, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is Immediate IMSP 027, released October 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IMSP 027, IMSP-027, 1C 062-90 730, IMSJ 027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IMSP 027 . 1y - 1 U RL SS and IMSP 027 . 2y - 1 U RL SS. 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.
