Vinyl pressings
by C & The Shells · 1969
I've Fallen In Love / You Are The Circus 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.
8 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year. 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.
CO - 16068 - 1 LW W AT [SRC logo]A side runout
CO - 16069 - 2 LW W AT [SRC logo]B side runout
CO-16068 SPA-side label
CO-16069 SPB-side label
CO-16069-PLLabel A
CO-16068-PLLabel B
CO-16069 - 2 1 (MR) AT △74813-X WA Runout
CO-16068 - 2 1 (MR) LW △74813 W ATB Runout
CO-16069-MOA Label
CO-16068-MOB Label
CO-16069 - 2 1 (MR) AT △74813-X WA Runout
CO-16068 - 2 1 (MR) LW △74813 W ATB Runout
CO-16069-MOA Label
CO-16068-MOB Label
CO-16069 SPA
CO-16068 SPB
CO-16069-MOVinyl label side A
CO-16068-MOVinyl label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | US | Cotillion 45-44024First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Cotillion 45-44024First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Cotillion 45-44024First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Cotillion 45-44024First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Cotillion 44024First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Cotillion 45-440247", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1969 | US | Cotillion 45-44024First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Cotillion 44024First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Cotillion 45-44024First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Atlantic 45 440247", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of I've Fallen In Love / You Are The Circus are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US. One of them is Cotillion 45-44024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-44024, 44024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CO - 16068 - 1 LW W AT [SRC logo] and CO - 16069 - 2 LW W AT [SRC logo]. 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.
