Vinyl pressings
by Cilla Black · 1968
Step Inside Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
7XCE18440-1 PL KT JT 3Side A Runout, Stamped variant 1
7XCE18441-1 AD KT JT 1Side B Runout, Stamped variant 1
7XCE18440-1 AM KT TJ 2Side A Runout, Stamped variant 2
7XCE18441-1 AP KT TJ 3Side B Runout, Stamped variant 2
7XCE 18440-1A side runout, variant 1
7XCE 18441-1B side runout, variant 1
7XCE 18440-1 RM KT 3A side runout, variant 2
7XCE 18441-1 GD KT 3B side runout, variant 2
8652 BellSound Bre LW STA-Side Runout Etching
8653 BellSound LW Bre STB-Side Runout Etching
8652A-Side Label
8653B-Side Label
8652 (MR) Bell Sound Bre △71275A Side Runout
8653 (MR) Bell Sound Bre △71275-XB Side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Parlophone P1005First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Parlophone A8306First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Parlophone A8306First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Austria | Ariola 14 043 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | London Records L. 2525First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5674First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Fontana R260.144 MFFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Ariola 14 043 ATFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Parlophon QMSP 16425First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Stateside R 5674First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Philips 333 816 JF / Philips JF 333 816First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3267First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Norway | Parlophone R 5674First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Odeon DSOL 66.091First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5674First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
25 vinyl pressings of Step Inside Love are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Ireland, Australia and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5674, released March 8, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5674, 726, BELL 726, B-726) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE18440-1 PL KT JT 3 and 7XCE18441-1 AD KT JT 1. 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.
