Vinyl pressings
by Small Faces · 1968
The Universal 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.
23 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 19 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.
IM 069-2 1F G KT 1Side A runout stamped variant 1
IM 069-2F G KT 1Side B runout, stamped variant 1
IM 069-2 1F H KT 1Side A runout stamped variant 2
IM 069-2F GM KT 2Side B runout, stamped variant 2
ZS7 5009-1Label A
ZS7 5009-2Label B
AA-ZS7-5009-2 P 2Side A runout
AA-ZS7-5009-1 P 2Side B runout
ZS7 5009-2Label A
ZS7 5009-1Label B
AB-ZS7-5009-1 T1Side A runout
AB-ZS7-5009-2 TSide B runout
ZS7-5009-1Label A
ZS7-5009-2Label B
AC-ZS7-5009-2 SRunout A
AC-ZS7-5009-1 S1Runout B
ZS7 5009-2Label A
ZS7 5009-1Label 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 | Argentina | Parlophone 1037First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Australia | Immediate IM-8440First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Belgium | Immediate IM 069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Immediate ZS7 5009First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Immediate IM 069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Immediate IM 23 856 / Immediate IM 069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | Immediate 7206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | India | Stateside ESS. 71First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Immediate IMI 510First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Immediate IM 069First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Immediate IM.068First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Immediate IM 069First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | Immediate IM069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Singapore | Stateside CSS-3015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Immediate LIMS 1.003First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Stateside CSS 112717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
25 vinyl pressings of The Universal are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, France, Australia and more. One of them is Immediate IM 069, released July 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IM 069, ZS7 5009, IMF 512, IM-8440) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IM 069-2 1F G KT 1 and IM 069-2F G KT 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.
