Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Vinton · 1974
Melodies Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
T1 ABC 851 - A - 1 TML-MSide A Runout Etched and Stamped
T2 ABC 851 - B - 2 TML-SSide B Runout Etched and Stamped
(ABCD-851-A)Label Side A
(ABCD-851-B)Label Side B
ABCD-851-A-6-1-11Side One runout, Variant 1
ABCD-851-B-9-1-1Side Two runout, Variant 1
ABCD-851-A-⑥-1-11 PR DSide One runout, Variant 2
ABCD-851-B-⑨-1-11 PR DSide Two runout, Variant 2
ABCD-851-ASide A, variant 1
ABCD-851-BSide B, variant 1
T1 ABCD - 851 - A - 15[circled] B1Side A, variant 2
T1 ABCD - 851 - B - 14[circled] A5Side B, variant 2
ABCD 851A TML-M 1A A5Side A
ABCD-851-A (circled) 3Side A runout
ABCD-851-B (circled) 4Side B runout
ABCD 851A + B label
ABCD-851-A ⑧ SRC 1-2
ABCD-851-B ⑩ SRC 1-1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Argentina | Probe 6732First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Australia | Probe SPBA-3090First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Barbados | ABC Records ABCD-851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Belgium | ABC Records 4 C 062-96197LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Brazil | Probe SPOL-15070First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC Records ABCD-851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Pickwick SPC-3553First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-851LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | ABC Records 1C 062-96 197 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-96 197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Probe PROLP 8076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | South Africa | Probe SPBJ(L) 8039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | ABC Records ABCD-851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Pickwick SPC-3553LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Records ABCD-851LP, Album | LP, Album |
33 vinyl pressings of Melodies Of Love are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCD-851.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCD-851, ABCL 5098, SPBA-3090, SPOL-15070) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 ABC 851 - A - 1 TML-M and T2 ABC 851 - B - 2 TML-S. 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.
