Vinyl pressings
by Lyn Collins · 1972
Think (About It) was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PE-608-A-1B-1-11 STERLING RL D PRRunout side A
PE-608-B-1B-1-11 PRRunout side B
PE 608 ALabel side A
PE 608 BLabel side B
PE-608-A-1A [STERLING] RLA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
PE-608-B-1A #2 <IAM>B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
PE-608-A-S-1A IAMA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
IAM PE-608-B-1AB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
PE-608-A-1CRunout, side A
(MR) △88404Runout, side A
PE-608-B-1CRunout, side B
(MR) △88404-XRunout, side B
PE-608-A-MS̶-2 IAM STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
PE-608-A S-2 IAM STERLINGAA-Side Runout Etching
PE-608 M-2A-Side Label
PE-608 S-2AA-Side Label
PE-608-A-1A STERLING RLRunout side A
PE-608-A-S-1A IAMRunout side B
(PE-608 A)Label side A
(PE-608 A) (S)Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Belgium | Polydor 2066215First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Brazil | Polydor 2066 215First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | People PE-608*First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | France | Polydor 2066 215First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Polydor PE 608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | People PE-608First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | People PE-608 / People 2066 215First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | People PE 608 / People 2066 215First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | People PE-608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | People PE 608First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | People PE 608First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | Germany | Polydor 2066 3247", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | People PE 608 / Get On Down GET 723-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Think (About It) are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Belgium, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is People PE 608, released June 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PE 608, PE-608, 2066215, 2066 215) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PE-608-A-1B-1-11 STERLING RL D PR and PE-608-B-1B-1-11 PR. 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.
