Vinyl pressings
by Betty Wright · 1976
If I Ever Do Wrong was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 5 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.
A-3722-A 6-28-76 47988 Ƨ STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
ALSTON- 3722-B 7-1-76 48012 [initials]B-Side Runout Etching
3722-AA-Side Label
3722-BB-Side Label
A-3722-A MR △100062 STERLINGRunout A, etched, MR and Sterling stamped
ALSTON-3722-B MR Unidentifiable initials △100062-XRunout B, etched, MR stamped
AL-3722-ALabel A
AL-3722-BLabel B
A-3722-A-1-1-11 STERLING PRCA side runout
ALSTON-3722-B-1-1-1 [initials?] PRCB side runout
3722-ALabel
XB 02114Label side A (in parentheses)
XB 02114Label side B (in parentheses)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | RCA XB-02114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA XB-02114 / Alston Records 3722First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | France | RCA XBO 2114 / RCA Victor XBO 2114First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Jamaica | RCA Victor 3722First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | Jamaica | RCA Victor 3722First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2765First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | RCA RCA 2765First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | RCA RCA 2765First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Alston Records 3722First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Alston Records 3722First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Alston Records 3722First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Alston Records 3722First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Alston Records 3722First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of If I Ever Do Wrong are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Alston Records 3722.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3722, RCA 2765, XB-02114, XBO 2114) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-3722-A 6-28-76 47988 Ƨ STERLING and ALSTON- 3722-B 7-1-76 48012 [initials]. 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.
