Vinyl pressings
by The Spencer Davis Group · 1965
Keep On Running 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.
25 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 12 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.
267514 1F//1▽420 1 1 1Side A runout
267514 2F//1▽420 1 1Side B runout
267514 1FSide A label
267514 2FSide B label
267514 1F//1▽420 1 : 9A side runout, variation 1
267514 2F//1▽420 1 : 6B side runout, variation 1
267514 1F//1▽420 1 : 9A side runout, variation 2
267514 2F//1▽420 1 : 1 9B side runout, variation 2
267514 1F 1 420 111 4 C 1 1Side A, runout, stamped, variant 1
267514 2F 1 420 1 11Side B, runout, stamped, variant 1
267514 1F//1▽420 111 4 C 1 2Side A, runout, stamped, variant 2
267514 2F//1▽420 1 1 6Side B, runout, stamped, variant 2
267514 1F//2 420 1Side A, runout stamped
267514 2F//2 420 1Side B, runout stamped
267514 1FSide A, label
267514 2FSide B, label
267514 1F//1 ▽ 420 1 : 140 1 1 1A side runout
267514 2F//1 ▽ 420 1 : 34B side runout
267514 1FA side label
267514 2FB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Belgium | Fontana 267 514 TFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Denmark | Sonet T 9514First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Sonet T 9514First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Sonet T 9514First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Fontana TF 267 514 / Fontana 267.514 TFFirst year7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1965 | Denmark | Sonet T 9514 / Sonet T-9514First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Fontana 267 514 TFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Greece | Fontana 3 234 / Fontana 267 514 TFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Ireland | Fontana ETF. 632 / Fontana 267 514. TFFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Japan | Philips FL-1219First year7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", Single, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Fontana 267 514 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Fontana TF267514First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Sweden | Sonet T-9514First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Sweden | Sonet T-9514First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | Sonet T-9514First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Fontana 267.514 MF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Hungary | Pepita SP 3907", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Nigeria | Fontana TF 6327", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Scandinavia | Island Records T 95147", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
49 vinyl pressings of Keep On Running are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1965 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, South Africa, Belgium, Denmark and more. One of them is Fontana TF 632, released November 26, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 632, TF 741, 267 514 TF, T 9514) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 267514 1F//1▽420 1 1 1 and 267514 2F//1▽420 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.
