Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Rydell · 1959
We Got Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 7 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.
169-A-4Runout, side A, etched, variant 1
C 169 IRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Runout, side B, stamped, variant 1
169-A4 <Side A, etched, Ureadable intials after "<", variant 2
169-A4 MR △32111A Side Etch
45-C-169-1 △32110 RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.B Side Etch exc Reco-Art stamp
169-A-4A-Side Runout Etching
C 169 I RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.B-Side Runout Etching
169 ALabel side A
169 BLabel side B
169-A-4 WBRunout side A
169-I 1 WBRunout side B
169-A-4Runout side A variant 1
C 169 I (stamped) RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Runout side B variant 1
45KR-403-IU BHside A
45KR-404-IU BHside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Denmark | Top Rank International T 1020First year7" | 7" |
| 1959 | Germany | Top Rank International 75 040 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Jamaica | Top Rank International 169First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Top Rank International 45-HTR-543First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | South Africa | Top Rank International JAR 136First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | Top Rank International 45-JAR-227First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Cameo 169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Cameo C-169First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Cameo C-169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Cameo 169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Cameo 169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Italy | Top Rank International R. 20947", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | London Records 45-M. 170737", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | New Zealand | Top Rank International 45JAR-1827", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Norway | Top Rank International T 10207", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of We Got Love are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1959 and 1960.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Denmark, Germany and more. One of them is Cameo 169.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 169, C-169, 45-JAR-227, T 1020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 169-A-4 and C 169 I. 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.
