Vinyl pressings
by Claudine Longet · 1967
The Look Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 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.
SP-4157-RE MR △10839Side A runout
SP-4158-RE MR △10839-XSide B runout
SP-4157Side A label
SP-4158Side B label
p SP 4157-1B o 3 AVariant 1 - A-Side Runout
p o SP 4158-1B o AVariant 1 - B-Side Runout
p SP 4157-1B o D 8Variant 2 - A-Side Runout
p SP 4158-1B o A 1Variant 2 - B-Side Runout
P SP 4157 - 1B oRunout Side A
P o SP 4158 - 1BRunout Side B
SP 4157 l T Al6A-Side Runout
SP 4158 l T A2B-Side Runout
SP-4157A-Side Label
SP-4158B-Side Label
SP-4157-RE (2) (MR) Δ10839Side 1 etched, variant 1
SP-4158-RE (2) (MR) Δ10839-XSide 2 etched, variant 1
SP-4157-RE (2) (MR) Δ10839Side 1 etched, variant 2
SP-4158-RE (MR) Δ10839-XSide 2 etched, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-932608First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Austria | A&M Records 212 006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records LP 129 / A&M Records LP-129First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | A&M Records LP 129 / A&M Records A&M 129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | A&M Records 212 006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | A&M Records AML-14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML932608First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | A&M Records LAM 2023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records LP 129 / A&M Records LP-129First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP-4129 / A&M Records SP 4129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records LP 129 / A&M Records LP-129First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Venezuela | Fermata LP-7247 / A&M Records LP-7247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP-4129 / A&M Records SP 4129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | A&M Records SP-4129 / A&M Records SP 4129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of The Look Of Love are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Philippines, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4129, released September 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4129, LP 129, SAML-932608, 212 006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-4157-RE MR △10839 and SP-4158-RE MR △10839-X. 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.
