Vinyl pressings
by Loggins And Messina · 1973
Thinking Of You 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.
17 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 11 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.
p ZSS 157552-1CA-Side Runout - variant 1
p ZSS 157553-1CB-Side Runout - variant 1
p ZSS 157552-1CA-Side Runout - variant 2
p ZSS 157553-1DB-Side Runout - variant 2
T ZSS 157552-1FRunout, side A, etched
T ZSS 157553-1F ARunout, side B, etched
ZSS 157552Label side A
ZSS 15753Label side B
ZSS 157552-1B SSSSSA-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 157553-1A S1B-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 157552A-Side Label
ZSS 157553B-Side Label
ZSP 157551-1CMono Side Runout, Variant 1
ZSS 157552-1C A1 P(faint)Stereo Side Runout, Variant 1
ZSP 157551-1D PMono Side Runout, Variant 2
ZSS 157552-1C A PStereo Side Runout, Variant 2
T1 ZSP 157551-1EMono Side Label
T ZSS 157552-1FStereo Side 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 | CBS BA-221976First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia 4-45815First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | CBS CBS S 1368First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Germany | CBS CBS S 1368First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Greece | CBS CBS 301394First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPB 218First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Mexico | CBS 7103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 1368First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461447First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Spain | CBS CBS 1368First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-45815First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-45815First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-45815First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-45815First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-45815First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
18 vinyl pressings of Thinking Of You are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-45815, released March 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45815, S CBS 1368, BA-221976, CBS S 1368) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p ZSS 157552-1C and p ZSS 157553-1C. 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.
