Vinyl pressings
by 10cc · 1975
I'm Not In Love / Channel Swimmer was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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.
2-51873-CP8 MASTERDISK G.KongRunout side A - variant 1
2-51874-CP9 MASTERDISK G.KongRunout side B - variant 1
2-51873-CP7 MASTERDISK G.KongRunout side A - variant 2
2-51874-CP8 MASTERDISK G.KongRunout side B - variant 2
2-51873-CT1 T G.K. MASTERDISKRunout, side A, etched, MASTERDISK stamped, variant 1
2-51874-CT7 T G.K. MASTERDISKRunout, side B, etched, MASTERDISK stamped, variant 1
2-51873-CT2 TIIIIII G.K. MASTERDISKRunout, side A, etched, MASTERDISK stamped variant 2
2-51874-CT2 TIII G.K. MASTERDISKRunout, side B, etched, MASTERDISK stamped variant 2
2-51873-CS5 G.K.Runout, Side A, Etched
2-51874-CSG T G.K.Runout, Side B, Etched
MASTERDISKRunout, Both Sides, Stamped
2-51873-CT2 TISide A Etched
2-51874-CT2 TISide B Etched
MASTERDISK G.K.Side A & B Stamped
2Stamped runout side A
3Stamped runout side B
6008-011ASide A [etched]
6008-011BSide B [etched]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Philips 6008.011First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Philips 6008-011First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Guatemala | Mercury 73678First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Mexico | Mercury 572 / Mercury 6008 014First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Mexico | Mercury 572 / Mercury 6008 014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | Peru | Mercury 6008011First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Peru | Mercury 6008011First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Mercury 73678First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Mercury 73678First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Venezuela | Mercury 9-010First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Mercury 73678First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Mercury 73678First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Guatemala | Mercury 736787", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of I'm Not In Love / Channel Swimmer are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico and more. One of them is Mercury 73678, released April 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 73678, 6008.011, 6008-011, 572) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2-51873-CP8 MASTERDISK G.Kong and 2-51874-CP9 MASTERDISK G.Kong. 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.
