Vinyl pressings
by Rockpile · 1970
I Hear You Knocking was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
54 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
XDR 48209-T1-1CA-side runout, variant 1
XDR 48210-T1-2TB-side runout, variant 1
XDR 48209-T1-1C BH 1A-side runout, variant 2
XDR 48210-T1-2T UH 1B-side runout, variant 2
XDR-48209-TI-ICStamped Side A
XDR-48210-TI-2TStamped Side B
XDR-48209-T1-1CA-side runout
XDR-48210-T1-2TB-side runout
XDR 48209Label side A
XDR 48210Label side B
XDR-48209-TI-ICStamped Side A
XDR-48210-TI-2TStamped Side B
XDR-48209-T1-1CRunout, A-side, stamped
XDR-48210-T1-2TRunout, B-side, stamped
†XDR.48209†Label matrix, Side A
XDR 48210Label matrix, Side B
XDR-48209-TI-ICStamped Side A
XDR-482I0-TI-2TStamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | MAM MAM-9327First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Australia | MAM MAM-9327First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | MAM MAM 1 Y 50First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | MAM MAM 1 Y 50 / MAM MAM 1-Y 50First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | MAM MAM 1 Y 50First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1970 | Belgium | MAM MAM 1 Y 50 / MAM MAM 1-Y 50First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | MAM MAM 1 Y 50First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | MAM MAM 1 Y 50First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | MAM MAM 3601First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Denmark | MAM MAM.1First year7" | 7" |
| 1970 | Denmark | MAM MAM 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Denmark | MAM MAM 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | MAM MAM 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | MAM MAM 1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | France | MAM MAM 1 / MAM MAM 1 BFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Blueprint BLU 20107", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Blueprint BLU 2010 / PRT BLU 20107", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Blueprint BLU 2010 / PRT BLU 20107", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | MAM 6.127897", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Lebanon | MAM MAM 17", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Mexico | London Records 98227", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Netherlands | MAM 6101 6827", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | MAM 6101 6507" | 7" |
| ? | New Zealand | Parlophone BRIT 367" | 7" |
| ? | UK | MAM BLU 20107", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | MAM 20507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
75 vinyl pressings of I Hear You Knocking are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1970 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, France, Australia and more. One of them is MAM MAM 1, released October 30, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAM 1, MAM.1, 45-3601, MAM-3601) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XDR 48209-T1-1C and XDR 48210-T1-2T. 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.
