Vinyl pressings
by Millie Small · 1964
Sweet William was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, the album's first year, in 10 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.
267363 1F 1 420 1 1Machine stamped in run-out area A-side
267363 2F 2 420 1 1Machine stamped in run-out area B-side
267363 1FLabel A-side
267363 2FLabel B-side
267 363 1FLabel A-side
267 363 2FLabel B-side
267363 1F 1 420 1 1Machine stamped in run-out area A-side
267363 2F 2 420 1 1Machine stamped in run-out area B-side
267363 1FLabel A-side
267363 2FLabel B-side
267363 1F▽1 420 13 8Runout, A side, stamped
267363 2F▽2 420 11 6Runout, B side, stamped
267363 1FLabel, A side
267363 2FLabel, B side
267363.1FA Side Label
267363.2FB Side Label
267363 1F 710Side A runout
267363 2F 710Side B runout
267 363-1 FSide A label
267 363-2 FSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Philips BF-114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Australia | Philips BF-1147", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1964 | Denmark | Fontana TF 267 363 / Fontana 267 363 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Denmark | Fontana TF 267 363 / Fontana 267.363 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Fontana 267 363 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Germany | Fontana 267 363 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | Ireland | Fontana ETF 479 / Fontana 267363 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Ireland | Fontana ETF 479 / Fontana 267363 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Fontana YF 278 704First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Fontana 267 363 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Fontana TF267363First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Nigeria | Fontana TF 479First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Norway | Fontana 267 363 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Norway | Fontana 267.363 TF / Fontana 267 363 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | South Africa | Fontana TF 716First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Fontana TF 267 3637", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Finland | Fontana 267 363 TF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of Sweet William are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Australia, Denmark, Germany and more. One of them is Fontana TF 479.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 479, BF-114, TF 267 363, 267 363 TF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 267363 1F 1 420 1 1 and 267363 2F 2 420 1 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.
