Vinyl pressings
by Bill Black's Combo · 1968
Turn On Your Love Light was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
HI-2522-1B TIIISide A runout, variant 1
HI-2523-1B TISide B runout, variant 1
HI-2522-1B TIIIIISide A runout, variant 2
HI-2523-1B TIIISide B runout, variant 2
HI-2522 XRunout side A, etched, except [X] stamped
HI-2523 -Runout B-side etched
HI 2522Label side-A
HI 2523Label side-B
HI-2522-1C (MR) △71299Side A Runout
HI-2523-1C (MR) △71299-XSide B Runout
HI-2522-XA-side runout, etched [except X, stamped]
HI-2523-B-side runout, etched
HI 2522A-side label
HI 2523B-side label
HI-2522-1C (MR) △71299Side A Runout
HI-2523-1C (MR) △71299-XSide B Runout
HI-2522-1B TIRunout Etching Side A
HI-2523-1B TIRunout Etching 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Hi Records HI. 2145First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | London Records DL 20 872First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | London Records DL 20 872First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Hi Records HLU 10216First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Nigeria | London Records HLU 10216First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Nigeria | London Records HLU 10216First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | London Records HLU 10216 / London American Recordings HLU 10216First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Hi Records 45-2145First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Hi Records 45-2145First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Hi Records 45-2145First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Hi Records 45-2145First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Hi Records 45-2145First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Hi Records 45-2145First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | UK | London Records HLU 10216 / London American Recordings HLU 10216First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Turn On Your Love Light are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Hi Records 45-2145, released June 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2145, HLU 10216, HI. 2145, DL 20 872) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HI-2522-1B TIII and HI-2523-1B TI. 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.
