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Johnny ClarkeIf You Should Lose Me

Vinyl pressings

If You Should Lose Me

by Johnny Clarke · 1974

13 pressings3 countriesReggaeReggae

If You Should Lose Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of If You Should Lose Me

1 pressing came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.

Jamaica

1974
Label and catalog number
Jackpot BL22A / BL22B
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

BL22AA Side Runout

BL22BB Side Runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974JamaicaJackpot BL22A / BL22BFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1975JamaicaJustice7", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
1975JamaicaJustice7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label
1975JamaicaJackpot7", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012UKJackpot BL47797", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JamaicaJackpot BL 47797", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaStriker Lee7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaJackpot BL 47797", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaAttack7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaJackpot BL 47797", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?UKLord Koos KOO477", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?UKJackpot BL47797", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
?USClocktower Records CT7037", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AIf You Should Lose Me
  2. BIf You Should Lose Me (Version)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of If You Should Lose Me are there?

13 vinyl pressings of If You Should Lose Me are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1974 and 2012.

When was If You Should Lose Me first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Jamaica. One of them is Jackpot BL22A / BL22B.

How do I tell if my copy of If You Should Lose Me is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BL22A / BL22B) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BL22A and BL22B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is If You Should Lose Me on vinyl worth?

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.

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