Vinyl pressings
by Chris Clark · 1966
Love's Gone Bad was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
HOB-207304 △62560A side runout (variant 1), etched
HVK-207307 (MR) △62561B side runout (variant 1), etched
HOB-207304 (MR) △62560A side runout (variant 2)
HVK-207307 (MR) △62561B side runout (variant 2)
HOB-207304 / ARPSide A Etched / Stamped
6/27/66-QC-Z 207307 / ARPSide B Etched / Stamped
HOB-207304 / ARPSide A Etched / Stamped
HOB-207304 / ARPSide B Etched / Stamped
HOB-207304 MR △62560A and B-side runout
HOB-207304A and B-side labels
HOB-207304 ∆62560 / MR(encircled)Side A Etched / Stamped
HOB-207304 ∆62560 / MR(encircled)Side B Etched / Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Tamla Motown V 25038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P.-25038First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P. 25038First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P.-25038First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P. - 25038First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P.-25038First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P.-25038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P.-25038First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P.-25038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P.-25038First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5917", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Soulwax7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
14 vinyl pressings of Love's Gone Bad are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada. One of them is V.I.P. V.I.P. - 25038, released June 27, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V.I.P. - 25038, V.I.P.-25038, V.I.P. 25038, V 25038) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HOB-207304 △62560 and HVK-207307 (MR) △62561. 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.
