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.
4 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 2 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.
KSOP 8581-1 11-24-59 I I 11 ASide 1, stamped, date, 2 slashes, and 11 A etched
KSOP 8582-1 11-21-59 I I F B1Side 1, stamped, date, 2 slashes, and F B1 etched
KSOP-8681Side A
KSOP-8682Side 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 | Canada | Cameo LP-1006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | Cameo LP Cameo 1006 / Cameo LP-1006First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Cameo 1006 / Cameo Comeo 1006First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Cameo LP Cameo 1006 / Cameo LP-1006First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Columbia 33OSX 1243LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Columbia 33MSX 1243LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1243LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Japan | London Records GXH-1024LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Barry B 303LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Colombia | Cameo C 1006LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of We Got Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1959 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is Cameo LP Cameo 1006, released November 24, 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP Cameo 1006, 1006, LP-1006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KSOP 8581-1 11-24-59 I I 11 A and KSOP 8582-1 11-21-59 I I F B1. 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.
