Vinyl pressings
by Manfred Mann · 1966
As Is 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.
18 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 8 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.
886404 1Y//1▽420 111Runout stamp side A, variant 1
886404 2Y//1▽420 11Runout stamp side B, variant 1
886404 1Y//1▽420 1 1 3Runout stamp side A, variant 2
886404 2Y//1▽420 1 1Runout stamp side B, variant 2
687920 1L▽1 420 11 2Side A runout variant 1
687920 2L▽1 420 11 2Side B runout variant 1
687920 1L▽1 420 11 3Side A runout variant 2
687920 2L▽1 420 11 3Side B runout variant 2
886404 1Y//1▽420 111Runout stamp side A
886404 2Y//1▽420 11Runout stamp side B
687920 1L▽ 1 420 11 2side one, runout (stamped)
687920 2L▽ 1 420 11 2side two, runout (stamped)
687 920 1Lside one, label
687 920 2Lside two, 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 PDS 260First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | Philips PD-260 / Philips PD-260First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Philips PDS 260 / Philips PDS-260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Australia | Philips PDS 260First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Fontana TL5377 / Fontana TL. 5377First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Fontana 687 922 L / Fontana 687.922 TLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Fontana STL.5377 / Fontana STL5377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Fontana 886 404 TYFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Fontana 886 404 TYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Fontana TL687920 / Fontana TL687920First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Sweden | Fontana TL 5377 / Fontana 687 920 TLFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana TL5377First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana STL5377 / Fontana 886 404 TYFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana TL.5377 / Fontana 687 920 TLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana TL5377 / Fontana 687 920 TLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Germany | Fontana 818013-1QLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Philips PDS 260LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Fontana 818 013-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of As Is are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1966 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Fontana STL5377, released October 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STL5377, TL.5377, STL.5377, TL5377) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 886404 1Y//1▽420 111 and 886404 2Y//1▽420 11. 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.
