Vinyl pressings
by The New Vaudeville Band · 1966
Winchester Cathedral was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 9 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.
2/67560 A 2 11-4-66 MR I VSide A runout, stamped [11-4-66 MR I V etched], variant 1
2/67560 B 2 MR IISide B runout, stamped [MR II etched], variant 1
2/67560 A 2 MR II HH 11-4-66Side A runout, stamped [MR II HH 11-4-66 etched], variant 2
2/67560 B 1 MR I 11-4-66Side B runout, stamped [MR I 11-4-66 etched], variant 2
2/67560 A 2Side 1 Stamped
2/67560 B 2Side 2 Stamped
2/67560 A 2Side 1 Stamped, Variant
2/67560 B 3Side 2 Stamped, Variant
2/67560 A 5Side 1 Stamped
2/67560 B 1Side 2 Stamped
B MRSide 1 Etched
MR RR-1 ⱭSide 2 Etched
2/67560 A 1 11-5-66 AudioMatrix ☆Side A Runout, stamped / etched
2/67560 B 2 ☆ AudioMatrix 11-5-66Side B Runout, stamped / etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Fontana SRF 67560First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Fontana MGF 27560First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Fontana MGF 27560 / Mercury MGF-27560First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Fontana SRF 67560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Italy | Fontana 886 408 TYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Japan | Philips SRF-7321First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Fontana 886 408 TYFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Peru | Philips SRF 67560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | South Africa | Fontana TL 630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana TL 5386 / Fontana TL.5386First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana STL 5386First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana TL5386 / Fontana 687 928 TLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana SFL 13001First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Fontana SRF 67560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Fontana SRF 67560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Philips PD 255LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Israel | Litratone LIT 12105LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Fontana MGF-27560LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Fontana MGF 27560LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
35 vinyl pressings of Winchester Cathedral are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1966 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Fontana MGF 27560, released November 4, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGF 27560, SRF 67560, MGF-27560, MGF 67560) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2/67560 A 2 11-4-66 MR I V and 2/67560 B 2 MR II. 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.
