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Dean MartinYou Were Made For Love / It Takes So Long (To Say Goodbye)

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You Were Made For Love / It Takes So Long (To Say Goodbye)

by Dean Martin · 1958

11 pressings7 countriesVocalPop

You Were Made For Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of You Were Made For Love

1 pressing came out in 1958, the album's first year. 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.

US

1958
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records F4124
Format
7", 45 RPM, Promo
Runout / matrix

45-19438Side A label

45-30114Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958USCapitol Records F4124First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1959CanadaCapitol Records 412410", 78 RPM10", 78 RPM
1959CanadaCapitol Records F41247", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959GreeceCapitol Records F.41247", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1959NetherlandsCapitol Records F 41247", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1959South AfricaCapitol Records JCL.61Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1959USCapitol Records F41247", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1959UKCapitol Records 45-CL 149907", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1959UKCapitol Records CL. 14990Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?DenmarkCapitol Records F 41247", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?South AfricaCapitol Records 45-JCL.617", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AYou Were Made For Love2:17
  2. BIt Takes So Long (To Say Goodbye)2:15

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of You Were Made For Love are there?

11 vinyl pressings of You Were Made For Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.

When was You Were Made For Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Capitol Records F4124.

How do I tell if my copy of You Were Made For Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F4124) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-19438 and 45-30114. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is You Were Made For Love on vinyl worth?

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.

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