Vinyl pressings
by Stanley Turrentine · 1976
The Man With The Sad Face was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 5 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.
T1 F-9519-A-1 TH MASTERDISK DC ASide A runout etched
T1 F-9519-B-1 TH MASTERDISK DC B1Side B runout etched
F-9519-ASide A label
F-9519-BSide B label
IS F-9519-A-1A SM MASTERDISK e A6A-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
IS F-9519-B-1A MASTERDISK e B5B-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
IS F-9519-A-1A sm MASTERDISK e A2A-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
IS F-9519-B-1A sm MASTERDISK e AIIB-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
F-9519-A CP MASTERDISK eSide A runout-etched(except MASTERDISK stamp)
F-9519-B CP I MASTERDISK eSide B runout-etched(except MASTERDISK stamp
SMX50137 2AA-Side Runout Etching
SMX50138 2AB-Side Runout Etching
SMX50137A Side Label
SMX50138B Side Label
F-9519-AA Side Label
F-9519-BB Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Fantasy L 36101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Fantasy VIP-6379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Fantasy VIP-6379First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | South Africa | Fantasy FAC 9519First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Fantasy F-9519First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Fantasy F-9519First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Fantasy F-9519First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Fantasy AMI 9519LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Mexico | Fantasy GX 01-915LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Fantasy F-9519LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of The Man With The Sad Face are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Australia, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Fantasy F-9519, released December 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-9519, L 36101, BLPS 19253, VIP-6379) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 F-9519-A-1 TH MASTERDISK DC A and T1 F-9519-B-1 TH MASTERDISK DC B1. 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.
