Vinyl pressings
by The Spencer Davis Group · 1967
I'm A Man was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 21 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.
257669 1F//1∇420 1 1 1Side A stamped (Version 1)
257669 2F//∇420 1Side B stamped (Version 1)
267669 1F//1∇420 1Side A stamped (Version 2)
267669 2F//1∇420 1 1 1Side B stamped (Version 2)
267699 1F//1∇420 1 1Runout A
267699 2F//1∇420 1 1Runout B
267 669 1FLabel A
267 669 2FLabel B
267699 1F//1∇420 1 3 4Side A, runout stamped
267699 2F//1∇420 1 3 4Side B, runout stamped
267 669 1FSide A, label
267 669 2FSide B, label
ZTSP 123428 PSide A Label
ZTSP 123429Side B Label
ZTSP-123428-1K MR[in circle] △65692Side 1 runout, etched (exc. "MR[in circle]" stamped)
ZTSP-123429-L MR[in circle] △65692-XSide 2 runout, etched (exc. "MR[in circle]" stamped)
ZTSP 123428Side 1 label
ZTSP 123429Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Austria | Fontana 267 669 TFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Belgium | Fontana 267669 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Stone Records SX 705First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Stone Records SX 7057", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1967 | Denmark | Fontana TF 267 669First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Finland | Fontana 267 669 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | Fontana 267.669 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Fontana 267 669 TFFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Germany | Fontana 267 669 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Greece | Fontana 3 265 / Fontana 267 669 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Fontana ETF.785 / Fontana 267 669.TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | Fontana 267 669 TFFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Fontana 267 669 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | Fontana 267 669 TFFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Japan | Philips SFL-1102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UA 16687", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Philips 832727", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Stone Records SX 7057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Fontana TF 785 / Fontana 878 358-77", Reissue, Stereo | 7", Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | United Artists Records 16687", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA 16687", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
42 vinyl pressings of I'm A Man are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1967 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, Australia, Yugoslavia and more. One of them is Fontana TF 785.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 785, UA 50144, FK-1670, S 53501 F) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 257669 1F//1∇420 1 1 1 and 257669 2F//∇420 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.
