Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard & The Shadows · 1960
I Love You was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, the album's first year, in 14 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.
7XCA 25372-1 N GRT ET 5Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 25373-1 N GAT ET1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 25372-1N GR L ET 4Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
7XCA 25373-1N GG A ET 6Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
7XCA 25372-1NA-Side Runout
7XCA 25373-1NB-Side Runout
(7XCA25372) 45A-Side Label
7XCA 25373 45B-Side Label
7XCA 25372-1N AD ET 4Side A runout, etched, variant 1
7XCA 25373-1N AD ET1Side B runout, etched, variant 1
7XCA 25372-1N LM ET 4Side A runout, etched, variant 2
7XCA 25373-1N LD ET1Side B runout, etched, variant 2
7XCA 25372-1N M ET 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 25373-1N GR ET2Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
7XCA 25372Side A, label
7XCA 25373Side B, label
7XCA 25372
7XCA 25373
7XCA-25372-ASide A runout
7XCA-25373-I IISide B runout
7XCA 25372Side A label
7XCA 25373Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Belgium | Columbia 45 DB 4547First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DB 4547First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | Denmark | Columbia 45 DB 4547 / Columbia 45-DB 45477", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1960 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1049First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Germany | Columbia C 21 695 / Columbia 45 - DW 5842First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Germany | Columbia C 21 695 / Columbia 45 - DW 5842First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 120First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4547First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | India | Columbia OB 4547First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1960 | India | Columbia 45-DB 4547First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Ireland | Columbia 45-DB(I) 4547First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1436First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Columbia 45 DB 4547First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4547First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | Norway | Columbia 45-DB 4547First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Nigeria | Columbia 45-DB 4547 NI7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
26 vinyl pressings of I Love You are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1960 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, Belgium, Denmark, Finland and more. One of them is Columbia 45-DB 4547, released November 25, 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DB 4547, 45 DB 4547, 45-DYC 1049, C 21 695) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 25372-1 N GRT ET 5 and 7XCA 25373-1 N GAT ET1. 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.
