Vinyl pressings
by Donovan · 1967
Wear Your Love Like Heaven 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.
19 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.
o XSB135146-1C p C 2A-Side runout, variant 1
o XSB135147-1A 2 p C 3B-Side runout, variant 1
o XSB135146-1A p B 2A-Side runout, variant 2
o XSB135147-1A p 2 A 11B-Side runout, variant 2
XEM135142-1C 2 o TSide A: 2 is hand etched
XEM135143-1C T oSide B
XEM135142-1ASide 1
XEM135143-1ASide 2
º XSB135146 - 1C ƧA-side stamped, exc Ƨ etch
º XSB135147 - 1C ƧB-side stamped, exc Ƨ etch
XSB 135146A-side label
XSB 135147B-side label
XSB135146 - 1B T[Var. 1] Etched side A
XSB135147 - 1D T[Var. 1] Etched side B
XSB135146-1B T o A 9[Var. 2] Stamped side A; etched 9
XSB135146 - 1B T o A 8[Var. 2] Stamped side B; etched 8
XEM 135142Matrix Side A
XEM 135143Matrix Side B
XSB1356 = XSB135146 1482A-Side Runout Etching
XSB135147 1483B-Side Runout Etching)
XSB 135146A-Side Label
XSB 135147B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Epic ELP3555 / Epic ELP-3555First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Epic ELPS3555First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Colombia | CBS CLS-4134 / CBS Columbia CL(S) 4134First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | France | Epic BN 26349First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Epic BN 26 349First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Epic BN 26 349LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Epic BN 26349First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Epic BN S-26349 / Epic BN 26349First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Epic BN S-26349 / Epic BN 26349First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Epic BN S-26349 / Epic BN 26349First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Epic BN S-26349 / Epic BN 26349First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Epic BN 26349First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | CBS ALD 8101 / CBS ALD.8101First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Epic LN 24349First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Epic LN 24349First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5431 / Epic LP 5431LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 2017 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records 26349 / Epic BN 26349LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records BN 26349 / Epic BN 26349LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5431 / Epic LP 5431LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Epic ELPS3555 / Epic ELPS-3555LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Epic ELPS3555 / Epic ELPS-3555LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic BN 26349LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of Wear Your Love Like Heaven are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1967 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, Colombia, France and more. One of them is Epic BN 26349, released December 11, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BN 26349, LN 24349, ELP3555, ELPS3555) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XSB135146-1C p C 2 and o XSB135147-1A 2 p C 3. 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.
