Vinyl pressings
by The Mindbenders · 1965
A Groovy Kind Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 2 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.
267525 1F//1▽420 1 1 2Side A runout
267525 2F//1▽420 1 1 2Side B runout
267525 1FSide A label
267525 2FSide B label
267525 1F//1▽420 1 1 2 0Stamped runout, side A
267525 2F//1▽420 1 1 0Stamped runout, side B
267525 1FLabel side A
267525 2FLabel side B
267525 1F//2 420 1Side A runout, stamped
267525 2F//2 420 1Side B runout, stamped
267525 1FSide A label
267525 2FSide B label
267525 1F//1 420 1 1 7Side A, runout, stamped
267525 2F//1 420 1 1 1Side B, runout, stamped
267525 1FSide A, label
267525 2FSide B, label
267525 1F//1▽420 1 1 2Side A runout
267525 2F//1▽420 1 1 2Side B runout
267525 1FSide A label
267525 2FSide B label
267525 1F//1▽420 11 1Runout side A
267525 2F//1▽420 11 1Runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | New Zealand | Fontana TF267525First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 644 / Fontana 267525 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 644First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 644 / Fontana 267525 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 644 / Fontana 267525 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 644 / Fontana 267525 TFFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 644 / Fontana 267525 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Philips BF-2467", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Fontana F. 15417", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Denmark | Fontana 267 525 TF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Fontana 267 525 TF7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | Greece | Fontana 267 525 TF / Fontana 3 2337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Italy | Fontana 267 525 TF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Japan | Fontana FON-10577", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Fontana 267 525 TF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Germany | Mercury 874 826-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Fontana F-15417", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of A Groovy Kind Of Love are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1965 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, New Zealand. One of them is Fontana TF 644, released December 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 644, TF267525) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 267525 1F//1▽420 1 1 2 and 267525 2F//1▽420 1 1 2. 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.
