Vinyl pressings
by The Hollies · 1970
Confessions Of The Mind 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.
17 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
YEX 805-1Runout side A, variant 1
YEX 806-2Runout side B, variant 1
YE X 805-1 T 1Runout side A, variant 2
YE X 806-2 H 1Runout side B, variant 2
YEX 805-1 R2Runout side A
YEX 806-2 R 2Runout side B
0 e P AL-30255-2F 2 S A1Runout side A, stamped (except for e 2 S A1, etched)
0 e PBL-30255-2C / C5Runout side A, stamped (except for e / C5, etched)
AL 30255Matrix side A, on label
BL 30255Matrix side B, on label
0 [E] P AL-30255-2F [2 2 A1]Stamped side 1, [etched]
0 [E] P BL-30255-2C [1 C 5]Stamped side 2, [etched]
AL 30255Label side 1
BL 30255Label side 2
o P AL-30255-2G P B1Side A runout, variant 1
o P BL-30255-2D P B1Side B runout, variant 1
o P AL-30255-2G 1 P A 3Side A runout, variant 2
o P BL-30255-2D 1 P A 2Side B runout, variant 2
0 PAL-30255-2B I T ARunout side 1, stamped (except for 2B I T)
0 P BL-30255-2B I T B 5Runout side A, stamped (except for T 5)
AL 30255Matrix side 1, on label
BL 30255Matrix side 2, on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Ariel 4074/5074First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Epic E 30255First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Denmark | Parlophone PCS 7116 / Parlophone 1E 062 o 91877First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Hansa 80826 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Hansa Record 80826 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | India | Parlophone PCS 7116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | India | Parlophone PCS 7116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Parlophone PCS 7116 / Parlophone 1E 062 ◦ 91877First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Parlophone PCSM 7116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Parlophone PCS 7116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Parlophone PCSJ 7116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Parlophone PCS 7116 / Parlophone 1E 062 ◦ 91877First yearLP, White Label, Stereo | LP, White Label, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Epic E 30255First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Epic E 30255First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Epic E 30255First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP96LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Parlophone PCSO 7116LP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of Confessions Of The Mind are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1970 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Parlophone PCS 7116, released November 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 7116, E 30255, 4074/5074, 80826 IT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 805-1 and YEX 806-2. 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.
