Vinyl pressings
by Viola Wills · 1980
If You Could Read My Mind was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
39 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 17 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.
600193 A-1/80S Made in GermanyRunout Side A, stamped
600193 B-1/80S Made in GermanyRunout Side B, stamped
S 600 193 ALabel Side A
S 600 193 BLabel Side B
101743 A-1/80S Made in GermanyRunout Side A
101743 B-2/80S Made in GermanyRunout Side B
S 101 743 ALabel Side A
S 101 743 BLabel Side B
AHAD 557 A2Runout Side A [Etched]
AHAD 557 B2Runout Side B [Etched]
AHA 557 A2 ARUN ANDYA-side runout
AHA 557 B2B-side runout
1S OP 2203 SA·EA 1B A1 STERLINGA-Side Run-Out, variant 1
1S OP 2230 SB·1A A5 STERLINGB-Side Run-Out, variant 1
1S OP 2203 SA·1A STERLING A5A-Side Run-Out, variant 2
1S OP 2203 SB·1A STERLING A 6B-Side Run-Out, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | RCA Victor TDS-091First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1980 | Australia | RCA Victor 103618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | RCA Victor 103618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Barbados | Ariola Records America OP 2203First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Brazil | Pebo Music XX205First year12" | 12" |
| 1980 | Canada | Hansa AH AD 100First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | Colombia | RCA Victor 05(3741)00040First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Colombia | RCA Victor 05(3741)00040First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | El Salvador | RCA SS-008First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | France | Hansa 600117First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | France | Hansa International 102281First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Germany | Hansa International 101 743 / Hansa International 101 743 - 100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Jamaica | Dynamic Sounds AHA 557First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Jamaica | Dynamic Sounds D 157First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Jamaica | Dynamic Sounds AHA 557First year7", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Netherlands | Red Bullet RB 12.14412", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Netherlands | Red Bullet RB 1447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Hansa S-5097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
44 vinyl pressings of If You Could Read My Mind are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1980 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Germany, UK, US, South Africa and more. One of them is Hansa International 600 193, released April 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 600 193, 101 743, AHAD 557, AHA 557) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 600193 A-1/80S Made in Germany and 600193 B-1/80S Made in Germany. 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.
