Vinyl pressings
by Bread · 1970
Let Your Love Go was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
EKM-45711-A-1-CTH ᵀᴵVariant 1, side A
EKM-45711-B-1-CTH ᵀᴵVariant 1, side B
EKM-45711-A-2-CTH ᵀᴵᴵVariant 2, side A
EKM-45711-B-CTH ᵀᴵᴵᴵᴵᴵVariant 2, side B
(side A, etched) EKM-45711-A-1-CSM
(side B, etched) EKM-45711-B-1-CSM
N 45 EKV 12073 ⴲRunout side A
N 45 EKV 12074 ⴲRunout side B
N 45 EKV 12073Label side A
N 45 EKV 12074Labelside B
N 45 EKV 12073side A
N 45 EKV 12074side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Elektra INT. 80261First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Elektra INT. 80261First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKM-45711First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKM-45711First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Argentina | Elektra 316477", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Australia | Elektra EKM-457117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Elektra EKS 457117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Elektra 802617", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Italy | Vedette Records VRN 341097", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1971 | Italy | Vedette Records VRN 341097", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Italy | Vedette Records VRN 341097", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1971 | Japan | Elektra JET-20497", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Elektra EKS 457117", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Elektra EKM.457117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Portugal | Elektra N-57-77", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Elektra EKS 457117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Elektra EKM-457117", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKM-457117", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
32 vinyl pressings of Let Your Love Go are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1970 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, France. One of them is Elektra EKM-45711, released December 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKM-45711, INT. 80261) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKM-45711-A-1-CTH ᵀᴵ and EKM-45711-B-1-CTH ᵀᴵ. 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.
