Vinyl pressings
by Captain And Tennille · 1975
Love Will Keep Us Together was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 17 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.
A&M SP 3409-P1Side A Runout Etched, Variant 1
A&M SP 3410-P1Side B Runout Etched, Variant 1
A&M SP 3409-P3Side A Runout Etched, Variant 2
A&M SP 3410-P1Side B Runout Etched, Variant 2
A&M SP 3409-M1 (MR) ∆19857 (2)A side runout, variant 1
A&M SP 3410-M1 (MR) ∆19857-X (1)B side runout, variant 1
A&M SP 3409-M1 (MR) V ∆19857 (1)A side runout, variant 2
A&M SP 3410-M1 (MR) ∆19857-X (1)B side runout, variant 2
A&M SP 3409-T1 A 10 T1Variant 1 Runout side A etched, except A stamped
A&M SP 3410-T1 B 5 T1Variant 1 Runout side B etched, except B stamped
T A&M SP 3409-T2 CVariant 2 Runout side A etched, C stamped
T1 A&M SP 3410-T4 DVariant 2 Runout side B etched, D stamped
A&M SP 3409-P5Runout, Side 1
T1 A&M SP 3410-T3Runout, Side 2
(SP-3409)Label, Side 1
(SP-3410)Label, Side 2
A&M SP 3409-M1 [MR logo] △19857 (10)A side runout
A&M SP 3410-M1 [MR logo] △19857-X (6)B side runout
(SP-3409)A side label
(SP-3410)B side label
SP.3405ASide A Runout Etched
SP.3405BSide B Runout Etched
SP 3405 ASide A Label
SP 3405 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | A&M Records L 35558 / A&M Records L-35,558First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Barbados | A&M Records SP-4552First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | A&M Records SP-3409 / A&M Records SA&M-2149First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3405First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3405First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3405 / A&M Records SP 3405First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3405First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3405First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Colombia | A&M Records AM-5114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 63405First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | A&M Records 875 055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | A&M Records 875 055LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Germany | A&M Records 89 150 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Greece | A&M Records AMLH 63405First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | A&M Records GP-244First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
46 vinyl pressings of Love Will Keep Us Together are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1975 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-3405, released May 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-3405, SP-4552, QU-54552, AMLH 63405) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M SP 3409-P1 and A&M SP 3410-P1. 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.
