Vinyl pressings
by Manfred Mann Chapter Three · 1970
Volume Two 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.
7 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
6360012 1Y//1▼420 1 3 1A-side runout variant 1
6360012 2Y//1▼420 11 5B-side runout variant 1
6360012 1Y//1▽420 1 1 1A-side runout variant 2
6360012 2Y//1▽420 1 1 1B-side runout variant 2
10 AA6360012 1Y 320Side A [stamped]
10 AA6360012 2Y 320Side B [stamped]
AA 6360 012.1 YSide A [label]
AA 6360 012.2 YSide B [label]
6360012 1 380 Λ. 2A-Side runout etching
6360012 2 + 380 Λ 5B-Side runout etching
6360012 1Y//1 420 1 3 4 0 1Side A Runout Stamp
6360012 2Y//1 420 1 2Side B Runout Stamp
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 | Unknown | Vertigo 6360 012 / Vertigo 6360012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Vertigo 6360 012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 012 NLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | Japan | Philips SFX-7267First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Vertigo 6360 012 / Vertigo 6360012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Vertigo 6360 012 / Vertigo 6360012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Vertigo 63 60 012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Bronze 200 384-320 / Bronze 200 384LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Germany | Bronze 200 384 / Bronze 200 384-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Germany | Bronze 200 384-320 / Bronze 200 384LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Germany | Bronze 200 384 / Bronze 200 384-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Creature Music MANNLP002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Vertigo 6360 012 / Vertigo 6360012LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 200 384 / Bronze 200 384-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 012LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
18 vinyl pressings of Volume Two are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1970 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, Germany, France, Japan and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 012, released November 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 012, SFX-7267, 6360012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360012 1Y//1▼420 1 3 1 and 6360012 2Y//1▼420 11 5. 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.
