Vinyl pressings
by Brian Poole & The Tremeloes · 1963
Do You Love Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 12 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.
DRF-31663-TI-IC I H KTRunout Stamped Side A variant 1
DRF-31664-TI-IC A H KTRunout Stamped Side B variant 1
DRF-31663-TI-2C G H 1 KTRunout Stamped Side A variant 2
DRF-31664-TI-2C C 1 KTRunout Stamped Side B variant 2
DRF-31663-TI-2C I D ORunout side A, stamped variant 1
DRF-31664-TI-IC 1 D HRunout side B, stamped variant 1
DRF-31663-TI-2C UU 1Runout side A, stamped variant 2
DRF-31664-TI-2C C1 KT 1Runout side B, stamped variant 2
DRF-31663-TI-2C I (at 9o/c)Runout Stamped Side A
DRF-31664-TI-2CRunout Stamped Side B
K/TLeft side label Side A/Right side label Side B
DR.31663 (no brackets)Label Side A
DRF-31663-T1-2CA Side runout, stamped
DRF-31664-T1-2CB Side runout, stamped
DR.31663A Side label
DR.31664B Side label
DRF-31663-TI-2C I D ORunout side A, stamped variant 1
DRF-31664-TI-IC 1 D HRunout side B, stamped variant 1
DRF-31663-T1-2C UU 1Runout side A, stamped variant 2
DRF-31664-TI-2C C1 KT 1Runout side B, stamped variant 2
DRF-31663-TI-2CRunout side A, stamped
DRF-31664-TI-ICRunout side B, stamped
DR31663Label side A, inverted in pinched brackets
DR31664Label side B, inverted in pinched brackets
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Belgium | Decca 23.429First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Decca F.11739 / Decca F 11739First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Decca F.11739 / Decca F 11739First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Decca F.11739 / Decca F 11739First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Decca DL 25 120First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Hong Kong | Decca F.11739First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Decca 45-F 11739First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Decca DEC.267First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | South Africa | Decca FM. 7-7035First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | South Africa | Decca FM. 7-7035First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Decca F11.739First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Decca F.11739First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | London Records 45-LON9625VFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Australia | Decca Y7121First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Ireland | Decca F.11739First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | South Africa | Decca FM. 7-70357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Sweden | Decca F 11.7397", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
29 vinyl pressings of Do You Love Me are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1963 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, US, Australia, Ireland and more. One of them is Decca F.11739, released August 27, 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F.11739, F 11739, 45-LON9625V, Y7121) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DRF-31663-TI-IC I H KT and DRF-31664-TI-IC A H KT. 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.
