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Love For Sale! by Arthur Lyman, album cover

Vinyl pressings

Love For Sale!

by Arthur Lyman · 1963

20 pressings7 countriesEasy ListeningPacificJazzFolk

Love For Sale! was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Love For Sale!

16 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 5 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.

US

1963
Label and catalog number
HiFi Records L-1009
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

L-1009 A-D5Side A, Variant 1

L-1009 B-D5Side B, Variant 1

L-1009 A-D6 HSide A, Variant 2

L-1009 B-D6 HSide B, Variant 2

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US

1963
Label and catalog number
HiFi Records L1009
Format
LP, Album, White Label, Mono
Runout / matrix

L1009A- D3̶ 4 HEtched Side A

L1009 B- D3̶ 4 HEtched Side B

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US

1963
Label and catalog number
HiFi Records SL-1009
Format
LP, Album, Stereo, Misprint
Runout / matrix

SL-1009A-D2Run-out etching side A

SL-1009B-D2Run-out etching side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 20 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963AustraliaHiFi Records SL-1009First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963AustraliaHiFi Record L-1009First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963CanadaHiFi Records L-1009 / Sparton L-1009First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963CanadaHiFi Records SL-1009 / Sparton SL-1009First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963CanadaSparton L-1009First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963South AfricaLondon Records LMS 8 / London Records LMS.8First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963UKVocalion SAV-H 8030First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963UKVocalion VA-H 8030First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USHiFi Records SL-1009First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USHiFi Records L-1009First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USHiFi Records SL-1009First yearLP, Album, Stereo, MisprintLP, Album, Stereo, Misprint
1963USHiFi Records L-1009First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USHiFi Records SL-1009First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USHiFi Records L1009First yearLP, Album, White Label, Mono · MonoLP, Album, White Label, Mono · Mono
1963USHiFi Records SL-1009First yearLP, Album, Stereo, MisprintLP, Album, Stereo, Misprint
All 18 pressings from the 1960s
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980USPicc-A-Dilly PIC-3543LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?MexicoHiFi Records MSL-1009LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Love Song From Mutiny On The Bounty (Follow Me)3:05
  2. A2I Wish You Love2:46
  3. A3Love For Sale2:56
  4. A4Pagan Love Song3:02
  5. A5Love1:56
  6. A6Love Is A Many Splendored Thing2:56
  7. B1Love Dance2:08
  8. B2Secret Love2:25
  9. B3To You My Love2:32
  10. B4Sentimental Journey2:34
  11. B5When I Fall In Love3:08
  12. B6It's So Right To Love2:03

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Love For Sale! are there?

20 vinyl pressings of Love For Sale! are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1980.

When was Love For Sale! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is HiFi Records SL-1009.

How do I tell if my copy of Love For Sale! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SL-1009, L-1009, L1009, SAV-H 8030) 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.

How much is Love For Sale! on vinyl worth?

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.

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