Vinyl pressings
by Iain Matthews · 1971
If You Saw Thro' My Eyes was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 13 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.
6360034 1Y//1 1 1 3Side A runout variant 1
6360034 2Y//1 1 1 2Side B runout variant 1
6360034 1Y//1 1 1 4Side A runout variant 2
6360034 2Y//1 1 1 4Side B runout variant 2
6360034 1Y//11 1
VEL 1002-A-M1Side A runout, variant 1
VEL 1002-B- M4Side B runout, variant 1
VEL 1002-A-M3 A2KSide A runout, variant 2
VEL 1002-B-M5 B2Side B runout, variant 2
VEL 1002-A- M3-A RRunout A, variant 1
VEL 1002-B- M5-B1B RRunoutB, variant 1
VEL 1002-A- M3 - A2K RRunout A, variant 2
VEL 1002-B- M5 -B2BRunout B, variant 2
VEL 1002-A- M2Side A, Runout
VEL 1002-B- M2Side B, Runout
VEL 1002-A-M1-1-11 PR-S DSide A runout, variant 1
VEL 1002-B-M4-11-1 PR SSide B runout, variant 1
VEL 1002-A-M5 -1-1 PR DSide A runout, variant 2
VEL 1002-B-M4-11-1 S PRSide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | Vertigo 6360 034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Brazil | Vertigo 6360 034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Vertigo 6321 002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Israel | Litratone 6360034 / Vertigo 6360 034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Vertigo SFX-7382First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Vertigo 6360 034 / Vertigo 6360034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | South Africa | Vertigo 6360034 / Vertigo 6360 034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo 6360034First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo 6360 034 / Vertigo 6360034LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Vertigo VEL-1002First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Canada | Vertigo VEL.1002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Vertigo 6360034 / Vertigo 6360 034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Vinyl Lovers 901196LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Vertigo 9286 924LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Vertigo 9286 924LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of If You Saw Thro' My Eyes are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1971 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360034, released May 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360034, VEL-1002, VEL.1002, 6360 034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360034 1Y//1 1 1 3 and 6360034 2Y//1 1 1 2. 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.
