Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1967
To Sir, With Love 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.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 7 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.
MGF 27569A M1 D MRSide 1 Runout variant 1
MG 27569B F 1 MRSide 2 Runout variant 1
MGF 27569A M1 MR E111Side 1 Runout variant 2
MG 27569B F1 MR 1-1Side 2 runout variant 2
SR 67569 A F 1Runout Stamped Side A
SR 67569 B F 2Runout Stamped Side B
I MR IRunout Etched Side A
MR II ARunout Etched Side B
MG 27569 AF1 (Stamped)Side 1
MG 27569 BF1 (Stamped)Side 2
MGF 27569A M1 MRSide A, stamped, exc. MR, variant 1
MGF 27569B F 1 MRSide B, stamped, exc. MR, variant 1
MGF 27569A M1 MRSide A, stamped, exc. MR, variant 2
MG 27569B F 1 MR A MR ISide B, stamped, exc. A, MR and I, variant 2
SR 67569-A F1 MRSide A, stamped, exc. MR
SR 67569-B-F.2 MRSide B, stamped, exc. MR
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 | Australia | Philips PDS288First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Fontana SRF .67569 / Fontana SRF 67569First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Fontana SRF 67569 / Mercury MGF 27569First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Fontana SRF 67569 / Fontana SRF.67569First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Fontana SRF 67569 / Mercury MGF 27569First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | France | Fontana 887.803First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | Fontana SFON-7093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Fontana TY887803First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Fontana TL-5446First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Fontana STL-5446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Fontana SRF-67569LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Fontana MGF-27569First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Fontana MGF 27569 / Fontana MGF-27569LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Fontana MGF-27569First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Fontana SRF-67569 / Fontana SRF 67569First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury SRF-67569 / Fontana MGF 67569LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Philips 11065LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of To Sir, With Love are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Fontana MGF-27569.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGF-27569, SRF-67569, TL-5446, STL-5446) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGF 27569A M1 D MR and MG 27569B F 1 MR. 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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