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.
15 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 J ZSP135472-1A pA-Side Runout Etching
o J ZSP135471-1A pB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 135472A-Side Label
ZSP 135471B-Side Label
ZSP135472-1C TIIIVariant 1, Side A runout
ZSP135471-1F TIIIIIVariant 1, Side B runout
ZSP135472-1F TIVariant 2, Side A runout
ZSP135471-1F TIVariant 2, Side B runout
ZSP135472-1B SSSRunout A, stamped [except etched: SSS]
ZSP135471-1B SSSSRunout B, stamped [except etched: SSSS]
ZSP 135472Label A
ZSP 135471Label B
J ZSP135472-1A PSide A runout
J ZSP135471-1A PSide B runout
JZSP 135472Side A label
JZSP 135471Side B label
ZSP135472-1B [ss]Runout Side A Stamped [Etched]
ZSP135471-1B [ss]Runout Side B Stamped [Etched]
JZSP 135472Side A Label
JZSP 135471Side B Label
H1/CBS 5 10 253 A GPSide A, runout, etched
H1/CBS 5 10 253 B GPSide B, runout, etched
5-10253 ASide A, label
5-10253 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Epic ES 053First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Epic 5-10253First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Epic 5-10253First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Epic 5 - 10253First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Epic 5-10253First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Epic ESO.7003First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Portugal | Epic 5-10253First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Epic 5-10253First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10253First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10253First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10253First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10253First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | France | Epic 5-10253First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | Epic 5-10253First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Epic 5-10253First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Wear Your Love Like Heaven are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, France, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 5-10253, released December 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-10253, ES 053, 5 - 10253, ESO.7003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o J ZSP135472-1A p and o J ZSP135471-1A p. 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.
