Vinyl pressings
by Betty Wright · 1972
I Love The Way You Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
ST-AL-712413 A AA-1 AT/GP PRSide A runout, var. 1
ST-AL-712414 A AA-1 AT/GP PRSide B runout, var. 1
ST-AL-712413 A AA-1-11 AT/GP PRSide A runout, var. 2
ST-AL-712414 A AA-1 AT/GP PRSide B runout, var. 2
ST-AL-712413 A AT/GP PRRunout etching side A
ST-AL-712414 A AT/GP PRRunout etching side B
ST-AL-712413 PRA-side label
ST-AL-712414 PRB-side label
ST-AL-712413 AA AT/GP △16678 PRSide A etched runout
ST-AL-712414 AA AT/GP △16678-X PRSide B etched runout
MR (In a circle)Side A & B runout stamp
ST-AL-712413-MOSide A label
77002-A MRcA-Side Runout Etching
A-L 77002-B MRcB-Side Runout Etching
ST-AL-712413 AAA-1 AT/GP PRSide A etched runout
ST-AL-712414 AAA-1 AT/GP D PRSide B etched runout
ST-AL-712413RISide A label
ST-AL-712414RISide B label
AL-13877-A AT PRA-Side etched in runout
AL-13878-B AT PRB-Side etched in runout
(AL-13877 PR)A-Side printed on label
(AL-13878 PR)B-Side printed on label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Unknown | ATCO Records ATLP-017First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | Brazil | ATCO Records ATLP-017First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | Canada | Alston Records SD 33-388First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Philippines | Alston Records SD 33-388First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K40364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Alston Records SD 33-388First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Alston Records SD 33-388First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Alston Records 33-388First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Alston Records 77002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Alston Records SD 33-388First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Alston Records SD 33-388First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Alston Records SD 33-388First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Atlantic MOVLP1998 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP1998LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Worldwide | Rhino Records RES1 338 / Rhino Records 081227804336LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Alston Records SD 33-388LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of I Love The Way You Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Alston Records SD 33-388, released February 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-388, 77002, 33-388, ATLP-017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-AL-712413 A AA-1 AT/GP PR and ST-AL-712414 A AA-1 AT/GP PR. 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.
