Vinyl pressings
by The Pretty Things · 1964
Don't Bring Me Down was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
267388-1F-1C G 1Side A runout, variant 1
267388-2F-2C U 1Side B runout, variant 1
267388-1F-2CSide A runout, variant 2
267388-2F-2CSide B runout, variant 2
267388 1F ▽ 1 420Side A runout, variant 1
267388 2F ▽ 1 420Side B runout, variant 1
267388 1F▽1 420 11 5Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
267388 2F▽1//420 11 6Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
267388 1F 1//420Side A runout, Variant 1
267388-2F 1//420Side B runout, Variant 1
267338 1FSide A label
267338 2FSide B label
YW 33161 1runout A, stamped
RR Srunout A, etched
YW 33162 1runout B, stamped
RRrunout B, etched
YW 33161 2 RRA-Side Runout Etching
YW 33162 2 RRB-Side Runout Etching
YW1-33161A-Side Label
YW1-33162B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Philips BF-147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Fontana TF 267388First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Fontana 267 388 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Fontana YF 278 708 / Fontana 278 708 YFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Fontana YF 278 708 / Fontana 278 708 YFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Fontana YF 278 708 / Fontana 278 708 YFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Fontana TF 271806First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Norway | Fontana 267.388 TFFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Norway | Fontana 267 388 TFFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Fontana TF 503 / Fontana 267388 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Fontana TF 503 / Fontana 267388 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Fontana TF 503 / Fontana 267338 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Fontana S-1941First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Fontana S-1941First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Fontana F-1941XFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Fontana TF 503 / Fontana 878 366-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Don't Bring Me Down are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Fontana TF 503, released October 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 503, S-1941, F-1941X, BF-147) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 267388-1F-1C G 1 and 267388-2F-2C U 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.
