Vinyl pressings
by Barry White · 1979
I Love To Sing The Songs I Sing was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
IStamped onto deadwax on both sides
A4(stamped) D(scribed) M 590 ASA 16(stamped)A side deadwax
A2(stamped) L(scribed) M 590 BSB 15(stamped)B side deadwax
T-590-A-2E “ BIG D’s “ “ W” AIGT-590-B-1E “BIG D’s” “W” AIG
T 590-A A1A1 DB ATRunout Side A
T 590-B A1A1 DB ATRunout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Brazil | 20th Century Records 6370 293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | 20th Century Fox Records T-590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Colombia | 20th Century Fox Records 6370293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | 20th Century Fox Records 6370 293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Israel | 20th Century Fox Records T-590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | 20th Century Fox Records 6370 293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | 20th Century Fox Records 6370 293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | 20th Century Fox Records GP-740First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | 20th Century Fox Records GP-740First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | 20th Century Fox Records 6370 293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Norway | 20th Century Fox Records 6370 293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | 20th Century Fox Records T-590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | 20th Century Fox Records TCC 4004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | 20th Century Fox Records T-590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | 20th Century Fox Records T-590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | 20th Century Fox Records 0602567664307 / UMe 0602567664307LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of I Love To Sing The Songs I Sing are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1979 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, France and more. One of them is 20th Century Fox Records T-590, released July 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-590, VPL1 4168, 6370 293, 6370293) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I and A4(stamped) D(scribed) M 590 ASA 16(stamped). 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.
