Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Vinton · 1968
I Love How You Love Me 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.
11 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.
ZSP 138208-1B M TIIIIIIA-Side Runout, variant 1
ZSP 138209-1H TIIB-Side Runout, variant 1
ZSP 138208-1A TIA-Side Runout, variant 2
ZSP 138209-1B TIB-Side Runout, variant 2
ZSP138208-1K SRunout Side A
ZSP138209-1D SSSRunout Side B
ZSP 138208Label Side A
ZSP 138209Label Side B
JZSP 138208-1F A6 P oRunout A etched [A6 P o stamped]
JZSP 138209-1F B2 PRunout B etched [B2 P stamped]
ZSP 138208Label A
ZSP 138209Label B
JZSP 138208Side A label
JZSP 138209Side B label
JZSP 138208-1F A G P °A-Side Runout
JZSP 138209-1F A G P °B-Side Runout
JZSP 138208A-Side Label
JZSP 138209B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Epic 5-10397First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONG 80057First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Epic 5-10397First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Epic ESO.7014First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3897First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Epic 5-10397First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Epic 5-10397First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Epic 5-10397First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Epic 5-10397First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Epic 5-10397First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3897First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of I Love How You Love Me are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Epic 5-10397, released October 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-10397, 3897, SONG 80057, ESO.7014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP 138208-1B M TIIIIII and ZSP 138209-1H TII. 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.
