Vinyl pressings
by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 · 1968
Fool On The Hill 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.
41 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 15 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.
CSG-4219A side label
CSG-4220B side label
p(stamped/inverted) A+M CSG 4219-1 (scribed)A side deadwax
p(stamped/inverted) A+M CSG 4220-1 (scribed)B side deadwax
P o A+M CSG 4219-1 1 F 4Variant 1 Side A Runout
P A+M CSG 4220-1 1 F 5Variant 1 Side B Runout
A+M CSG 4219-1 A2 3 pVariant 2 Side A Runout
A+M CSG 4220-1 A 4 pVariant 2 Side B Runout
CSG 4219 -7 I T D 8Side 1 runout
o CSG 4220 -7 I T D 13Side 2 runout
CSG-4219Side 1 label
CSG-4220Side 2 label
A+M CSG 4219-1Runout A, Etched, Variant 1
A+M CSG 4220-1Runout B, Etched, Variant 1
o CSG-4219-13 \ A SRunout A, Etched, Variant 2
o CSG-4220-14 \Runout B, Etched, Variant 2
SPX-4160 (SP4219)Label side 1
SPX-4160 (SP4220)Label side 2
A&M-CSG-4219-15 MR27 △12597Side 1 on dead wax part
CSG-4220-16 MR06 △12597-XSide 2 on dead wax part
p(stamped/inverted) A+M CSG 4219-1 MR ∆-12527A side deadwax
A+M CSG 4220-1 MR ∆-12527-xB side deadwax
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 | Argentina | A&M Records xs-5042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | A&M Records AML-33,093First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-933,093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-933,093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-933,093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records SPX 4160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records SPX 4160First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records SPX 4160First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Colombia | A&M Records ECI-24First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Colombia | A&M Records SPX 4160 / Codiscos Internacional CI-24First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | A&M Records 212 058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | A&M Records 212 058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | A&M Records SP 4160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Lebanon | A&M Records SPX - 4160 / A&M Records AMLS 922First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Mexico | A&M Records AML/S-1011First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Venezuela | A&M Records LPS-77360LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | A&M Records SP 4219LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Mexico | A&M Records Pops POPAM-5005 / A&M Records POPAM-5005LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | A&M Records AMLP 8008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-7064LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | A&M Records SP-3108LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records SP-3108 / A&M Records SPX 4160LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | A&M Records AMNP 128LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | A&M Records AMNP 128LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | A&M Records 393 108-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | A&M Records 393108-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | A&M Records SAML-933,093LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SPX 4160LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMNP 128LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | A&M Records SP 4160LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | A&M Records 212 058LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Portugal | A&M Records AMNP 128LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Korea | Taedo EU 218 / A&M Records SPX 4160LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLP 8008 / Hamlet AMLP 8008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLP 8008 / Hamlet AMLP 8008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4160 / A&M Records SPX 4160LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SPX 4160 / A&M Records SP-4160LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
71 vinyl pressings of Fool On The Hill are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1968 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP 4160.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 4160, SPX 4160, LPX 160, LP-160, SPX-4160) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CSG-4219 and CSG-4220. 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.
