Vinyl pressings
by Boots Randolph · 1969
...With Love 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.
11 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
SLP 18111-A - 2Side A - Runout Etched
C [unreadable character] 0Side A - Runout Stamped
SLP 18111-B HIY 538Side B - Runout Etched
P 2 [unreadable character] [unreadable character]Side B - Runout Stamped
LPS - HIY 537 △13248Side A - Runout Etched
LPS - HIY 538 △13248-XSide B - Runout Etched
SLP 18111Side A & B - Center Label
H1Y-537Side A - Center Label
H1Y-537Side A label
H1Y-538Side B label
T SLP 18111-A XSBV-145294-1B H1Y-537Runout side A
XSBV145295-1A T I SLP 18111-B H1Y538Runout side B
H1Y-537Label side A
H1Y-538Label side B
H1Y-537 125Side A Runout etched
H1Y-538 125Side B Runout etched
ACMZ 3218-1LSide A Stamped
ACMZ 3219-2LSide B Stamped
ACMZ 3218Side A Label
ACMZ 3219Side B 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 | Monument SLP-18111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Monument SLP 18111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Monument SLP 18111 / Monument SLP18111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Monument SLP ST 75017 / Monument SLP 18111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Lebanon | Monument SLP-18111LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Monument SMO 5028 / Monument SLP 18111First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Monument SLP18111 / Monument SLP 18111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Monument SLP18111 / Monument SLP 18111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Monument SLP-18111 / Monument SLP-18111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Monument SLP18111 / Monument SLP 18111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Monument SLP18111 / Monument SLP 18111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Venezuela | Monument LPS-77488First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | Monument MC6609 / Monument MC 6609LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Monument SLP 18111LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Monument SLP 18111LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of ...With Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Monument SLP18111.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP18111, SLP-18111, SMO 5028, SLP 18111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLP 18111-A - 2 and C [unreadable character] 0. 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.
