Vinyl pressings
by Manfred Mann · 1969
Ragamuffin Man 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.
22 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 16 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.
267934 1F//1 420A-Side Run-out, Stamped (Version 1)
267934 2F//2 420B-Side Run-out, Stamped (Version 1)
267934 1F//1 420 1 1A-Side Run-out, Stamped (Version 2)
267934 2F//2 420 1 1 ✳B-Side Run-out, Stamped (Version 2)
267934 1F//1 420 1 1 4A side stamped variant 1
267934 2F//1 420 1 1 3B side stamped variant 1
267934 1F // 1 420 1 1 2A side stamped variant 2
267934 2F // 1 420 1 1 4B side stamped variant 2
267934 1F//1 420 1 1 1 9A-Side Run-out, Stamped
267934 2F//1 420 1 1 2 3B-Side Run-out, Stamped
267 934 1FA-Side Label Matrix
267 934 2FB-Side Label matrix
267934 1F//1 420 11 1 4Run-out side A, stamped variant 1
267934 2F//2 420 11 2Run-out side B, stamped variant 1
267934 1F//1 420 11 11Run-out side A, stamped variant 2
267934 2F//1 420 11 11Run-out side B, stamped variant 2
267934 1F//1 420 1 1 1Side A runout, stamped
267934 2F//1 420 1 1 1Side B runout, stamped
267 934 1FSide A label
267 934 2FSide B label
1-44741 1 T1Side A Runout
T1 1-44742-1Side B Runout
1-44741Side A Label Matrix
1-44742Side B Label Matrix
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 | Argentina | Fontana TF 1013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Argentina | Philips 83454 1BFirst year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Australia | Fontana TF-10First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Austria | Fontana 267 934 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Belgium | Fontana TF 267934First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Canada | Mercury M. 72921First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Fontana 267.934 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Fontana 267 934 TFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Italy | Fontana TF 267934 / Fontana 267 934 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Fontana TF 267934First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Fontana 267 934 TF / Fontana 267.934 TF.First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Spain | Fontana 267 934 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Fontana TF 1013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Mercury 72921First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Mercury 72921First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Fontana TF-107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Fontana 267934 TF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
24 vinyl pressings of Ragamuffin Man are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Netherlands, South Africa and more. One of them is Fontana TF 1013, released April 18, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 1013, 72921, 267 934 TF, TOS 546) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 267934 1F//1 420 and 267934 2F//2 420. 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.
