Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Sherman · 1969
La La La (If I Had You) was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ZTS 22198-1A p 2Version 1 A-side runout etching
ZTS22197-1A p 2Version 1 B-side runout etching
ZTS 22198Label A
ZTS 22197Label B
ZTS 221798-1DRunout, side A, stamped
TIIIIRunout, side A, etched
ZTS 221797-1CRunout, side B, stamped
TIIIIRunout, side B, etched
ZTS 221798-1C TIIIIIIIRunout, side A
ZTS 221797-1D TIIIIIIIRunout, side B
ZTS 22198Label A
ZTS 22197Label B
ZTS 22198-1A P C7 oRunout A
ZTS22197-1B P A12 oRunout B
ZTS 22198Label A
ZTS 22197Label B
ZTS 22198-1A p 2Version 1 A-side runout etching
ZTS22197-1A p 2Version 1 B-side runout etching
ZTS 22198Label A
ZTS 22197Label B
ZTSP222166-1E p 2A-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP222165-1E p 2B-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP 222166A-Side Label
ZTSP 222165B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Argentina | Epic 016First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Argentina | Epic 016First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Australia | Festival Records FK-3408First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Metromedia Records MM 150First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | France | CBS 4752First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | Metromedia Records MM 150First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-3408First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Norway | Sonet T-9546 / Sonet T 9546First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Metromedia Records MMS 205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Sweden | Sonet T-7789First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Metromedia Records MMS-150First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Metromedia Records MM-150First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Metromedia Records MMS-150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Metromedia Records MMS-150First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Metromedia Records MMS-150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Metromedia Records MMCS-15.0047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | Metromedia Records LL-2327-MD7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Negram NG 511 / Metromedia Records NG-5117", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | UK | Pye International 7N 255087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Pye International 7N 255087", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Metromedia Records MMS 2407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | CBS CBS 47527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
24 vinyl pressings of La La La (If I Had You) are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1969 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Argentina, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Metromedia Records MMS-150.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MMS-150, MM-150, 016, FK-3408) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTS 22198-1A p 2 and ZTS22197-1A p 2. 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.
