Vinyl pressings
by John Lennon · 1973
Mind Games 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.
30 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 19 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.
YEX 927 - 1 U GRL SW-1-3414- Z8 DR.W - R - T - G () CP:·Run-out side A var 1
YEX 928 - 1 U GRR TR 2 SW-2 3414 -Z8 1 RR[1Run-out side B var 1
YEX 927 - 1 U GDO 4 SW-1-3414- Z8 DR.W - R - T - GRun-out side A var 2
YEX 928 - 1 U GTA 1 SW-2 3414 -Z8 TRRun-out side B var 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 5. YEX 927 - 1 U G 1 stamped, rest etched): YEX 927 - 1 U G 1 SW-1 3414 -Z8 DR.W - R - T - G
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 5.YEX 928 - 1 U G 1 stamped, rest etched): YEX 928 - 1 U G 1 SW-2 3414 -Z8 TR
SW-1-3414 Z5 #3 DR W-R-T-G 0Side A runout, variant 1
SW-2-3414- Z3 #4 0Side B runout, variant 1
SW-1-3414 Z3 #1 DR.W.-R-T-G 0Side A runout, variant 2
SW-2-3414-Z3 #4 0Side B runout, variant 2
SW 13414 Z2 ✲ DRW-R-T-G 2Runout A, variant 1
SW 23414 Z2 ✲Runout B, variant 1
SW 13414 Z 2 • • 3 ✲ DR W-R-T-G 2Runout A, variant 2
SW 23414 Z 2 • 1 ✲Runout B, variant 2
SW 1-3414-Z15-2 DR W-R-T-GSide A
SW 2-3414-Z15-2 ( )Side B
SW1 3414 Z10 DR W-R-T-G 0Side A runout
SW-2-3414- Z11 0Side B runout
SW 3414Side A label
SW 3414Side B label
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 | Australia | Apple Records PCSO-7165First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Apple Records SW-3414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Apple Records SW-3414First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1973 | Denmark | Apple Records PCS 7165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Apple Records 2C 066 - 05.491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Apple Records 1C 062-05 491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 064-05491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Apple Records EAP-80950First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Apple Records EAP-80950First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Limited |
| 1973 | Mexico | Apple Records SLEM-500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Apple Records 5C062-05491 / Apple Records 5C 062-05491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Apple Records PCS 7165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Philippines | Parlophone PCS 7165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Singapore | Apple Records PCS 7165First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Apple Records PCSJ 7165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SW 3414 / Capitol Records SW - 3414LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Europe | Parlophone 038-7 46769 1 / Parlophone 038 7 46769 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 054-05491LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 064-05491LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A022-58136 / Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58136LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58136LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58136 / Music For Pleasure 1A022-58136LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58136 / Music For Pleasure 1A022-58136LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN 16068LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50509LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Belgium | Sounds Superb 4M036-05491 / Sounds Superb 4M 036-05491LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Belgium | Parlophone 4M 036-05491LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Brazil | Apple Records 31C 066 05491 / Apple Records SBTL 1028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П93–00647.48LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-293 / Capitol Records 72435-79985-1-2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Apple Records 0600753570999 / Apple Records 5357099LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Japan | Universal Music Group International UIJY-75281/2 / Lenono Music UIJY-75281/2LP, Album, Reissue, LP | LP, Album, Reissue, LP |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Lenono Music 0602458993288 / Universal Music Group International 0602458993288LP, Album, Reissue, LP | LP, Album, Reissue, LP |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Lenono Music 0602455487100 / Universal Music Group International 0602455487100CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album, Stereo, Multichannel, All Media, LP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Blu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, Album, Stereo, Multichannel, All Media, LP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Axis AXIS-6441LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN 16068 / Capitol Records SN-16068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN 16068 / Capitol Records SN-16068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN 16068 / Capitol Records SN-16068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Music For Pleasure 038-7467691 / Apple Records 038-7467691LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58136LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Music For Pleasure 038 7 46769 1 / Apple Records 1C 062-05 491LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Music For Pleasure 2 M 026-05491LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2C 066 - 05491 / Apple Records PCS 7165LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | Apple Records PCS 7165LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | Apple Records PCS 7165LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Israel | Parlophone PCS 7165LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Israel | Portrait PCS 7165LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Apple Records 5C062-05491 / Apple Records 5C 062-05491LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | New Zealand | Axis AXIS 20LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
89 vinyl pressings of Mind Games are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Apple Records PCS 7165.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 7165, SW-3414, PCSO-7165, 2C 066 - 05.491) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 927 - 1 U GRL SW-1-3414- Z8 DR.W - R - T - G () CP:· and YEX 928 - 1 U GRR TR 2 SW-2 3414 -Z8 1 RR[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.
