Vinyl pressings
by Manfred Mann · 1968
Up The Junction 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 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.
687 983 1L ᐁ 1 420 1Side A runout variant 1
687 983 2L ᐁ 1 420 1Side B runout variant 1
687 983 1L ᐁ 1 420 3Side A runout variant 2
687 983 2L ᐁ 1 420 3Side B runout variant 2
886468 1Y//1 ▽420 2 1Stamped runout A side
886468 2Y ▽ 2 //420 1 1Stamped runout B side
SR 61159-A- M1Side A runout, variant 1
SR 61159-B- M1 M 1 MRSide B runout, variant 1
SR 61159-A- M1 MR 1Side A runout, variant 2
SR 61159-B- M1 1 MR 1Side B runout, variant 2
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 | Australia | Philips PD-294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Australia | Philips PDS 294First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Mercury SR-61159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Fontana 886 468 TYFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Fontana TL 687983First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Mercury SR-61159 / Mercury SR 61159First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Mercury SR-61159First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Mercury SR-61159First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Mercury SR-61159First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Fontana TL5460 / Fontana TL.5460First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Fontana STL5460First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Fontana 6852 005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Fontana 6852 005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | UK | Fontana 6852 005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Up The Junction are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Fontana TL5460, released January 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TL5460, STL5460, SR-61159, PD-294) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 687 983 1L ᐁ 1 420 1 and 687 983 2L ᐁ 1 420 1. 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.
