Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Holman · 1968
I Love You / I Surrender 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.
1 pressing came out in 1968, 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.
15403 Delta 73383 and something indiscernible in a circleSide A runout
15404 Delta 73383-X and something indiscernible in a circleSide B runout
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 | US | ABC Records 11149First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | Canada | ABC Records 45-111497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Lebanon | ABC Records AB 8077", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Lebanon | ABC Records AB 8077", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | ABC Records 45-111497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | ABC Records 45-111497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | ABC Records 45-111497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | ABC Records 45-111497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | ABC Records 111497", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | ABC Records 45-111497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | UK | Action ACT 45477", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ABC Records 45-111497", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of I Love You / I Surrender are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US. One of them is ABC Records 11149, released September 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 11149) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 15403 Delta 73383 and something indiscernible in a circle and 15404 Delta 73383-X and something indiscernible in a circle. 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.
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