US
1969- Label and catalog number
- Liberty 56150
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
Vinyl pressings
by Vic Dana · 1969
If I Never Knew Your Name was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
LB-2796 19068 (inverted)Side A runout, etched
LB-2793 19077 (inverted)Side B runout, etched
LB-27929⃥-SCX78341 B.K.Runout side A
LB-2793-SCX78341 B.K.Runout side B
LB-2792-SLabel side A
LB-2793-SLabel side B
LB-2792 (X7832) B. K.Side A runout, etched
LB-2793 (X7833) B. K.Side B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Liberty LYK-3495First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Liberty F.56150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Liberty 56150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Liberty 56150First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Liberty 56150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Liberty 56150First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Liberty 56150First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Liberty 56150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Liberty FC-550647", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Liberty 15 3217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | Liberty LR-24867", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | South Africa | Liberty LYS 1727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Liberty LBF 153217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of If I Never Knew Your Name are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Liberty 56150.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 56150, LYK-3495, F.56150) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.