Vinyl pressings
by The New Colony Six · 1968
I Will Always Think About You was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
40771 1 MRA-side runout, variant 1
40772 1 MRB-side runout, variant 1
40771 2 MRA-side runout, variant 2
40772 1 MRB-side runout, variant 2
40771 1 MRA-Side Runout Etching
40772 1 MRB-Side Runout Etching
1-40771A-Side Label
1-40772B-Side Label
40771 1 T11Side A runout
40772 1 T11Side B runout
1-40771Label A
1-40772Label B
40771 1 T1111Side A runout
40772 1 T11111Side B runout
1-40771Label A
1-40772Label B
40771 - 2A-Side Runout Etching
40772 - 1B-Side Runout Etching
1-40771A-Side Label
1-40772B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Philips BF 391First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Brazil | Mercury CSM 61.002First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Mercury 127 386 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Mercury 127 341 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Mercury 72775First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Mercury 127 341 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Mercury 127 341 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Mercury 72775First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Mercury 72775First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | Philippines | Mercury MER - 077 /1077First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Mercury 72775First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Mercury 72775First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Mercury 72775First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1968 | UK | Mercury MF 1030First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury m.727757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | Mercury 45-41187", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Mercury C-301707", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 33687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of I Will Always Think About You are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Philippines, Australia and more. One of them is Mercury 72775, released January 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 72775, MF 1030, MER - 077 /1077, BF 391) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 40771 1 MR and 40772 1 MR. 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.
