Vinyl pressings
by Tom Jones · 1967
Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings 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.
9 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ZAL 7815-7... 7-1869+ Bell Sound sfRunout A, Var. 1
ZAL 7816-5 Bell SoundRunout B, Var. 1
ZAL 7815-7... 7-1869+ Bell Sound sfRunout A, Var. 2
ZAL 7816-5 Bestway Bell SoundRunout B, Var. 2
ZAL 7815-2 Bell SoundRunout, side A, stamped
ZAL 7816-2 Bell SoundRunout, side B, stamped
ZAL 7815 - 4 Bell Sound MR Δ10526A Side Stamped exc delta # etch
ZAL 7816 - 4 Bell Sound MR Δ10526-XB Side Stamped exc delta # etch
ZAL 7815A Side Label
ZAL 7816B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Parrot PAS 71011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | Parrot XPAS 71011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Parrot PA 61011First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Parrot PAS 71011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Colombia | Parrot XPAS 71011 / Daro Internacional XPAS 71011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Parrot PAS 71011 / Parrot PAS-71011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Parrot PAS 71011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Parrot PAS 71011 / Parrot PAS-71011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Parrot PA 61011First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-619LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Uruguay | London Records LLU 14425 / London Records LLU-14425LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Parrot PA-61011LP | LP |
12 vinyl pressings of Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Colombia. One of them is Parrot PAS 71011.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PAS 71011, PA 61011, XPAS 71011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL 7815-7... 7-1869+ Bell Sound sf and ZAL 7816-5 Bell Sound. 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.
