Vinyl pressings
by The Pretty Things · 1965
Cry To Me 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.
10 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 8 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.
267471 1F//1▽420 1 1 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
267471 2F//1▽420 1 1 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
267471 1F//1▽420 1 1 2Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
267471 2F//1▽420 1 1 2Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
267471 1F//1▽420 1 1 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
267471 2F//1▽420 1 1 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
267471 1F//1▽420 1 1 2Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
267471 2F//1▽420 1 1 2Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
267471-AA Side Label
267471-BB Side Label
AA1148534 1F Made In GermanyRunout A side, stamped
AA1148534 2F Made In GermanyRunout B side, stamped
AA 148 534.1 FLabel A side
AA 148 534.2 FLabel B side
267471 1FSide A label
267471 2FSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Philips BF-202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Fontana TF 267 471First year7", Single, Misprint, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Star-Club Records 148 534 STFFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Fontana TF 267 471 / Fontana TF 585First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Fontana TF 267 471 / Fontana 267 471 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Fontana TF-267471First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Sweden | Fontana TF 267471First year7", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 585 / Fontana 267471 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 585 / Fontana 267471 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | South Africa | Fontana TF 736First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Cry To Me are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, South Africa, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Fontana TF 585, released July 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 585, TF 736, BF-202, 148 534 STF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 267471 1F//1▽420 1 1 1 and 267471 2F//1▽420 1 1 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.
