Vinyl pressings
by Tom Fogerty · 1974
Myopia was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 5 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.
p FR 9469 A TML A2A-Side Runout Etching
p FR 9469 B TML-M A3B-Side Runout Etching
F 9469 A TMLVariant 2: A-Side Etching but TML stamped
F 9469 B TML-MVariant 2: B-Side Etching but TML-M stamped
F9469 A TML-M 11 (stamped)A-Side Runout Etching
F9469 B TML-M 11 (stamped)B-Side Runout Etching
F-9469-AA-Side Label
F-9469-BB-Side Label
F 9469 A TML-M 1 A1Runout Side A
F 9469 B TML-S 1 1Runout Side B
F-9469-ALabel Side A
F-9469-BLabel Side B
F 9469 A TML HSide A runout
F 9469 B TML-M HSide B runout
F 9469 A TML-M HSide A runout, variant 2
F 9469 B TML-M HSide B runout, variant 2
F 9469 A TML - HSide A runout
F 9469 B TML - SSide B runout
F 9469 A TML 1 A BA-Side Runout, Etched
TML 1 A BA-Side Runout, Stamped
F 9469 BB-Side Runout, Etched
F-9469-AA-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Fantasy L35423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Fantasy F 9469First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Fantasy 9469LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | South Africa | Fantasy FAC 9469First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Fantasy F-9469First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Fantasy F-9469First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Fantasy F-9469 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Fantasy F-9469First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Fantasy F-9469First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Fantasy F-9469First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Argentina | Fantasy F-9469LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Fantasy 204.5018LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Fantasy AMI 9469LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Fantasy SWX-6242LP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of Myopia are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Australia, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is Fantasy F-9469.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-9469, F-9469 DJ, L35423, BLPS 19198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p FR 9469 A TML A2 and p FR 9469 B TML-M A3. 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.
