Vinyl pressings
by Smokie · 1975
If You Think You Know How To Love Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 15 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.
YRAK 206 A-1 AHStamped runout, side A variant 1
YRAK 206 B-1 RGStamped runout, side B variant 1
YRAK 206 A-1 MH 1Stamped runout, side A variant 2
YRAK 206 B-1 GP 1Stamped runout, side B variant 2
YRAK 206 A-1 GGOStamped Runout, Side A
YRAK 206 B-1 GD 1.1Stamped Runout, Side B
MC4161Label Side A
MC 4162Label Side B
MC 4161-M WI WLYRun-out Side A
MC 4161 WI WLYRun-out Side B
MC4161-MLabel Side A
MC 4161Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | RAK 1232First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Australia | RAK RAK-10904First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | RAK 4 C 006-96 685First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 40429First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Colombia | EMI 46779First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-96 685 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-96 685First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-96 685 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-96 685First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | RAK 1 C 006-96 685 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-96 685First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-96 685 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-96 685First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Ireland | RAK RAK 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ireland | RAK RAK 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | Columbia 3C 006 - 96685 / Columbia 3C 006 96685First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Netherlands | RAK 5C 006-96 685 / RAK 5C 006-96685First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | RAK RAK 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | South Africa | RAK RAKJ 1029First year7", Misprint | 7", Misprint |
29 vinyl pressings of If You Think You Know How To Love Me are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is RAK RAK 206.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RAK 206, MCA-40429, ERR-10844, 1232) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YRAK 206 A-1 AH and YRAK 206 B-1 RG. 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.
