Vinyl pressings
by B.B. King · 1973
To Know You Is To Love You was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 13 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.
T1 ABC-X-794-A-1 MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS.Runout A
T1 ABC-X-794-B-1 MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS.Runout B
ABCX-794-ALabel A
ABCX-794-BLabel B
| ABC-X-794-A 1A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS. CRunout A
| ABC-X-794-B 1B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS. CRunout B
ABCX 794-ALabel A
ABCX 794-BLabel B
S 1 ABC-X-794-A 1B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. NS A1A runout
S 1 ABC-X-794-B 1A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. NS. A3B runout
P ABC-X-794-A X MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS.Runout A
P ABC-X-794-B X T MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS. ARunout P
ABCX-794 A O HSide A runout etched
ABC-X-794-B 1B NS. Sx BSide B runout etched
MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILASide B runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Probe SPBA-3063 / ABC Records ABCX-794First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Barbados | ABC Records ABCX-794First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | Probe SPOL 15051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records ABCX-794First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Probe 2C 064 - 94 747 / Probe 2C 064 - 94.747First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Probe 1C 062-94 747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Probe 1C 062-94 747LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Japan | Probe IPP-80911First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Probe IPP-80911First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Probe 5C 062-94747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Probe SPBJ 8008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Probe 1 J 062-94.747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Probe SPB 1083 / Probe 0C 062 ◦ 94747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Probe SPB 1083First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ABC Records ABCX-794First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-4064LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ABC Records 9022-794LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
34 vinyl pressings of To Know You Is To Love You are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1973 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCX-794.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCX-794, SPB 1083, SPBA-3063, SPOL 15051) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 ABC-X-794-A-1 MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS. and T1 ABC-X-794-B-1 MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS.. 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.
