Vinyl pressings
by The Moody Blues · 1972
I'm Just A Singer was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 8 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-52281 (Ƨ) -3 26840(mirrored)A Side Runout
XDR-52286 26838(mirrored) -1 STERLING RLB Side Runout
XDR 52286A Side Label
XDR 52281B Side Label
XDR-52286-1 (MR) ∆90469 STERLINGRunout A
∆90470 (MR) XDR-52281-1 -8Runout B
XDR 52286Label A
XDR 52281Label B
XXX-XXXXX XDR-52286-10 -10 [STERLING] TIIIISide A - etched, [stamped], XXX-XXXXX scratched out
XDR-52281-10 -10 TIIIISide B - etched
XDR - 52286-1-1-1 STERLING P.R.Side A Label
XDR - 52281-2-1-1 -6 P.R.Side B Label
ZXDR - 52286-1 -3 2 STERLING RL P.R.Runout A
XDR - 52286-1 . STERLING P.R.Runout B
ZXDR 52286 PHLabel A
XDR 52286 PHLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Threshold TH-10140First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Threshold TH.67012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Denmark | Threshold TH 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Threshold 84.1 20 / Threshold 84.120 BFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Jamaica | London Records TH13First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Threshold TH-13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | South Africa | Threshold FM.7578First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Threshold 45-67012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Threshold 45-67012-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Threshold 45-67012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Threshold THS 67012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Threshold 45-67012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Threshold 45-67012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Threshold 45-67012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Threshold 45-67012-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Threshold TH 13 Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Sweden | Threshold Music Ltd. TH137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Deram 5N-670127", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Deram 5N-670127", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
44 vinyl pressings of I'm Just A Singer are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1972 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Australia, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Threshold 45-67012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-67012, THS 67012, 45-67012-DJ, TH-10140) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XDR-52281 (Ƨ) -3 26840(mirrored) and XDR-52286 26838(mirrored) -1 STERLING RL. 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.
