Vinyl pressings
by The Spencer Davis Group · 1966
The Second Album 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.
10 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
687362 1L//1 420Runout Side A, Variant 1
687362 2L//1 420Runout Side B, Variant 1
687362 1L//1 ▽ 420 11Runout Side A, Stamped, Variant 2
687362 2L//1 420 136Runout Side B, Stamped, Variant 2
687362 1L//1 ∇ 420 114Side 1
687362 2L//1 420 117Side 2
687362 1L//1 ∇ 420 118Side A
687362 2L//1 420 113Side B
687 362 1LSide A label
687 362 2LSide B label
MX19521Side 1
MX19522Side 2
FON AA 687 378 1L 380
FON AA 687 378 2L 380
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 | Australia | Festival Records FL 31893First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Fontana 687.378 TLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Fontana 886 420 TYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Fontana TL687362 / Fontana 687 362 TLFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Norway | Sonet SLP 1402First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | South Africa | Fontana TL 615First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Sweden | Sonet SLP 1402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana TL5295 / Fontana 687 362 TLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana TL5295 / Fontana 687 362 TLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana TL 5295 / Fontana 687 362 TLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | Fontana 886 420 DY / Fontana 886 420 TYLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Sweden | Island Records SLP 1402 / Sonet SLP 1402LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Liming Record LM 2202LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Klimt Records MJJ338LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Italy | Klimt Records MJJ338LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
15 vinyl pressings of The Second Album are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1966 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, Australia, France, Netherlands and more. One of them is Fontana TL 5295, released January 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TL 5295, TL5295, FL 31893, 687.378 TL) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 687362 1L//1 420 and 687362 2L//1 420. 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.
