Vinyl pressings
by The Merseybeats · 1963
I Think Of You was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
267313 1F ▽2=420 II 2CRunout, side A variant 1
267313 2F ▽2F=2=420 I II 1 5Runout, side B variant 1
267313 1F ▽2=420 II 9Runout, side A variant 2
267313 2F=2=420 I 1 2C 1Runout, side B variant 2
267313 1F ∇1=420 11 1 3Side A stamped
267313 2F ∇1//420 1 1 1 1Side A stamped
267313 1F ∇2=420 II 2CRunout Groove Side A variant 1
267313 2F ∇2F=2=420 I II 1 5Runout Groove Side B variant 1
267313 1F ∇2=420 II 9Runout Groove Side A stamped variant 2
267313 2F=2=420 I 1 2C 1Runout Groove Side A stamped variant 2
6 AA 267 313 1F 1 670 1Runout, side A
6 AA 267 313 2F 1 670Runout, side B
267 313 1FLabel, side A
267 313.2FLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Denmark | Fontana TF 431 / Fontana 267313 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Fontana YF 278 700 / Fontana 278 700 YFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Fontana TF 431 / Fontana 267313 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Fontana TF 431First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Fontana TF 431First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | Australia | Philips BF-837", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Fontana 267 313 TF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Fontana TF2718027", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Norway | Fontana 267 313 TF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Rhodesia | Fontana TF 7057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | South Africa | Fontana TF 7057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Fontana S-18827", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Fontana SF-1882X7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Fontana S-18827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of I Think Of You are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Denmark, Netherlands. One of them is Fontana TF 431, released December 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 431, YF 278 700) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 267313 1F ▽2=420 II 2C and 267313 2F ▽2F=2=420 I II 1 5. 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.
