Vinyl pressings
by Manfred Mann · 1968
Mighty Garvey! was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 7 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.
886477 1Y//∆420 1 1 3Runout A, stamped
8864 7 2Y//∆420 11Runout B, stamped
886477 1Y//2∆420 1 1 6Runout A, stamped variant 2
8864 7 2Y//2∆420 1 1 7Runout B, stamped variant 2
687 991 1LA-side label - Variant 1
687 992 2LB-side label - Variant 1
687 991 1Lv1 420 1 1 5A-side label - Variant 2
687 992 2Lv2 420 1 1 4B-side label - Variant 2
AA 886 477 1Y 1 670 ℗ 1968 11Runout, side A
AA 886477 2Y 1 670 ℗ 1968 11Runout, side B
886 477.1 YLabel, side A
886 477.2 YLabel, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Brazil | Philips SLP 199.023First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Brazil | Philips SLP 199.023First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | France | Fontana 886.485First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Fontana 886 477 TYFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Fontana 886 477 TYFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Fontana 886 477 TYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Fontana TY885477First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | Fontana TL 652First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | Fontana TL5470First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Fontana STL 5470First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Fontana TL.5470 / Fontana TL5470First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Spain | Fontana 886 477 TYLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Fontana 818 012-1 Q / Fontana 818 012-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Fontana 818 012-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Mighty Garvey! are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Brazil, France, Germany and more. One of them is Fontana STL 5470.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STL 5470, TL.5470, SLP 199.023, 886.485) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 886477 1Y//∆420 1 1 3 and 8864 7 2Y//∆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.
