UK
1973- Label and catalog number
- Magnet MAG 5
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Solid Centre
- Runout / matrix
MAG 5 A1 5 J (O or 0)Side A Runout, stamped
MAG 5 B1 J 1 CSide B Runout, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Alvin Stardust · 1973
Jealous Mind was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 4 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.
MAG 5 A1 5 J (O or 0)Side A Runout, stamped
MAG 5 B1 J 1 CSide B Runout, stamped
MAG 5 - A - 2Side A Etched
MAG 5 - B - 2Side B Etched
SCMG 539 ASide A Runout, stamped
SCMG 539 BSide B Runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 539First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Magnet JET-2257First year7" | 7" |
| 1973 | Japan | Magnet JET-2257First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.4368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Magnet MAG 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Magnet MAG 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Magnet MAG 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Magnet MAG 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Magnet MAG 5First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Australia | EMI EMI-104427", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Austria | Ariola 13 176 AT7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Austria | Ariola 13 176 AT7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Columbia 2C008-95229 / Columbia 2C 008 - 95.2297", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Columbia 2C008-95229 / Columbia 2C 008 - 95.2297", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Ariola 13 176 AT7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | Magnet 887 189-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Ariola Benelux B.V. 13175 at7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | R & T RTS.337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
30 vinyl pressings of Jealous Mind are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1973 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, Greece, Japan, New Zealand. One of them is Magnet MAG 5.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAG 5, SCMG 539, JET-2257, NZP.4368) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAG 5 A1 5 J (O or 0) and MAG 5 B1 J 1 C. 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.