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.
16 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 11 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.
1S OL-1507-SA-CS1 ☆ STERLING A1A runout
1S OL-1507-SB-CS2 ☆ STERLING A1B runout
OL 1507 SAA label
OL 1507 SBB label
OL-1507-SA-CP2 STERLINGRunout side A
OL-1507-SB-CP1 STERLINGRunout side B
OL 1507 SALabel side A
OL 1507 SBLabel side B
T1 OL-1507-SA-CT1 STERLING A1Side A
T1 OL-1507-SB-CT2 STERLING C1Side B
OL 1507 SASide A label
OL 1507 SBSide B label
P OL-1507-SA-CP1 ☆ STERLINGA runout
P OL-1507-SB-CP2 ☆ STERLINGB runout
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 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVI-4907First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Hansa OL 1507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Hansa International 203.183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Hansa International 203.183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL1 6555 / Hansa International VPL1 6555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Panama | RCA DXLI-3169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Philippines | Hansa International 203 183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Ariola Records America OL 1507 / Hansa Records OL 1507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Ariola Records America OL 1507 / Hansa Records OL 1507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Ariola Records America OL 1507 / Hansa Records OL 1507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Ariola Records America OL 1507 / Hansa Records OL 1507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Hansa International VPL1 6555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Ariola 203 183 / Hansa International 203 183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Hansa International 203 183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Hansa International 203 183 / Hansa International 203 183-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of If You Could Read My Mind are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1980 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia, Brazil, Germany and more. One of them is Ariola Records America OL 1507.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OL 1507, VPL1 6555, 203 183, I-203 183) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1S OL-1507-SA-CS1 ☆ STERLING A1 and 1S OL-1507-SB-CS2 ☆ STERLING A1. 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.
