Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Nobles · 1968
Love Is All Right 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.
22 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
PH-CNO-3 MR LW △71224 VirtueEtchings side A
PH-CNO-4 MR LW △71224-X VirtueEtchings side B
PH-CNO-3Label side A
PH-CNO-4Label side B
PH-CNO-3 LW VIRTUESide A Runout
PH-CNO-4 LW VIRTUESide B Runout
PH-CNO-3Side A Label
PH-CNO-4Side B Label
PH-CNO-3 LW VIRTUEEtchings Side A
PH-CNO-4 LW VIRTUEEtchings Side B
PH-CNO-3Label Side A
PH-CNO-4Label Side B
PH-CNO-3 LW VIRTUEEtchings Side A, variant 1
PH-CNO-4 LW VIRTUEEtchings Side B, variant 1
PH-CNO-3 LW VIRTUE ɅEtchings Side A, variant 2
PH-CNO-4 LW VIRTUE ɅEtchings Side A, variant 2
PH-CNO-3 1030 33-XLabel Side A
PH-CNO-4 1030 33-XLabel Side B
PH-CNO-4 LW VIRTUEEtchings Side A
PH-CNO-3 LW VIRTUEEtchings Side B
PH-CNO-4Label Side A
PH-CNO-3Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BA-221545First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Brazil | Epic 66011First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia C4-2812First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Disques Vogue INT. 80139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS 3518First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461196First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | South Africa | Date DA 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Direction 58-35187", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1968 | UK | Direction 58-3518First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Direction 58-3518First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Direction 58-3518First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Direction 58-3518First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Phil L.A. Of Soul 313First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Phil L.A. Of Soul 313First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Phil L.A. Of Soul 3137", Single, 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Single Sided · Test pressing | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Single Sided · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Germany | CBS CBS S 35187", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Germany | CBS CBS S 35187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | CBS 35187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 35187", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Epic S EPC 38187", 45 RPM, Mispress, Misprint, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Misprint, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | CBS M CBS 35187", Single, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | UK | CBS M CBS 35187", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | US | Guyden Records Guy 112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Phil L.A. Of Soul 3137", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Greece | CBS BA 3011937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Phil L.A. Of Soul 3137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Nigeria | Polydor 425 1647", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS M CBS 35187", 45 RPM, Mono, Reissue · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | US | Phil L.A. Of Soul 3137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Phil L.A. Of Soul 3137", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Phil L.A. Of Soul 3137", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Phil L.A. Of Soul 3137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Phil L.A. Of Soul 3137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Phil L.A. Of Soul 3137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
43 vinyl pressings of Love Is All Right are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1968 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Benelux, Australia and more. One of them is Phil L.A. Of Soul 313.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 313, 58-3518, 3518, BA-221545) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PH-CNO-3 MR LW △71224 Virtue and PH-CNO-4 MR LW △71224-X Virtue. 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.
