Vinyl pressings
by Cilla Black · 1969
If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
7XCE 21381 - 1 RM KT 1Runout side A, variant 1
7XCE 21382 - 1 RG KT 1Runout side B, variant 1
7XCE 21381-1 T KT 2Runout side A, variant 2
7XCE 21382-1 O KT 2Runout side B, variant 2
7XCE 21381 - 1 MA KT 1Stamped Side A
7XCE 21382 - 1 AO KT 2Stamped Side B
7XCE 21381 - 1 RM KT 1Stamped Side A
7XCE 21382 - 1 RG KT 1Stamped Side B
7XCE 21381 - 1 KTSide A
7XCE 21382 - 1 KTSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Parlophone A-9004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Ireland | Parlophone R(I)5820First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Parlophone R 5820First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Philips JF 334 584First year7" | 7" |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP 3349First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | DJM Records DJS 301First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5820First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | UK | Parlophone R 5820First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Parlophone R 5820First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Parlophone R 5820First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | DJM Records 70.015First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Ariola 14 496 AT7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SP-8349 / Parlophone SP-83497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Australia, Ireland and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5820, released November 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5820, 70.015, A-9004, R(I)5820) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 21381 - 1 RM KT 1 and 7XCE 21382 - 1 RG KT 1. 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.
