UK
1967- Label and catalog number
- Turnabout TV.4134
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
{M.2367}Label Side A
{M.2368}Label Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1967
Humour In Music - 18th Century Style 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.
4 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.
{M.2367}Label Side A
{M.2368}Label Side B
S 2365 -2Side A - runout - etched by hand
S 2366 -1Side B - runout - etched by hand
Bell SoundSide B - runout - stamped
TV 34134S A (S-2365)Side A - label
S 2365 -2 RRunout side A
S 2366 R 412417AJ71 ARCW12W17Runout side B
S-2365Label side A
S-2366Label side B
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 | France | VOX/Turnabout TV 34134SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Turnabout TV.4134First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Turnabout TV 34134SFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | US | Turnabout TV 34134SFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | Argentina | Opus TVS 34134LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Turnabout TV 34134S / Turnabout TV 34134.SLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Turnabout TV 34134S / Turnabout TV.34134SLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Turnabout TV 34134S / Turnabout TV.34134SLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | Turnabout TV 34134SLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | VOX/Turnabout TV 334 134 / VOX/Turnabout 334134SLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Turnabout TV 34134SLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
11 vinyl pressings of Humour In Music - 18th Century Style are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, France. One of them is Turnabout TV.4134.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TV.4134, TV 34134S) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, {M.2367} and {M.2368}. 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.

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