Vinyl pressings
by Mary Hopkin · 1976
If You Love Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
GD-2-A-1E AIAA .W.Side A runout, variant 1
GD-2-A-1E-B AITSide B runout, variant 1
GD-2 RCA 2659 -A-IE AIAB 'W'Side A runout, variant 2
GD-2-IE-B 'W' AIAB RCA 2659-B -IESide A runout, variant2
GD-2-RCA-26?9-A-1ESide A runout, etched
GD-2-A-1E-B AIAMSide B runout, etched
GD-2-A-1E AIAA .W.Side A runout, etched
GD-2-A-1E-B AITSide B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor 102807First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | RCA YBPB0427First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-10694First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | France | RCA Victor 42553First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | RCA Victor PPBO-7037 / Good Earth PPBO - 7037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | RCA Victor PB 10 694 EFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | RCA Victor 42.691First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | South Africa | RCA Victor 42-691First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Turkey | RCA Victor 76906First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Good Earth GD 2First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Good Earth GD 2First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Good Earth GD 2First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | RCA Victor PB-10694First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | RCA JH-10694First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | Uruguay | RCA 31A - 2665First year7" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor PB-106947", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of If You Love Me are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia & New Zealand, Belgium and more. One of them is Good Earth GD 2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GD 2, PB-10694, JH-10694, 102807) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GD-2-A-1E AIAA .W. and GD-2-A-1E-B AIT. 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.
