Vinyl pressings
by Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders · 1965
The Game Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 12 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.
267420 1F//1▽420 1 1 8Side A runout, stamped
267420 2F//1▽420 1 1 11Side B runout, stamped
267420 1FSide A label
267420 2FSide B label
267420 1F//1▽4201 1 4Stamped side A
267420 2F//1▽4201 1 4Stamped side B
267420 1FSide A label
267420 2FSide B label
267420 1F//1▽4201 1 13Stamped side A variant 1
267420 2F// 2▽420 1122Stamped side B variant 1
267420 1F//3▽420 1 1 5 2Stamped side A variant 2
267420 2F//1▽420 1 1 1 2Stamped side B variant 2
34687 5 |-| MRA-side runout, variant 1
34688 5 MRB-side runout, variant 1
34687 5 MRA-side runout, variant 2
34688 5 MRB-side runout, variant 2
YW1-34687A-side label
YW1-34688B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Philips BF-170First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Fontana TF 267420First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Star-Club Records 148 523 STFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Ireland | Fontana ETF.535 / Fontana 267 420.TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | Fontana 267 420 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | Fontana 267 420 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Japan | Fontana FON-1046First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Fontana 267 420 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Fontana TF 267420First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | Fontana 267 420 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Sweden | Fontana TF 267 420First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 535 / Fontana 267 420 TFFirst year7", Mono · Mono | 7", Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 535 / Fontana 267420 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana TF 535 / Fontana 267420 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Fontana F-1503First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Germany | Mercury 874 362-77", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Philips 19 0207", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Fontana TF 7317", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Turkey | Philips 227.420 2F7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Turkey | Philips 373 513 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Fontana F-15037", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Styrene |
28 vinyl pressings of The Game Of Love are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1965 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Australia, Denmark and more. One of them is Fontana TF 535, released January 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 535, F-1503, BF-170, TF 267420) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 267420 1F//1▽420 1 1 8 and 267420 2F//1▽420 1 1 11. 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.
