UK
August 3, 1968- Label and catalog number
- Decca SKL 4939
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
ZAL-8386-IW I JT 2BStamped side A
ZAL-8387-IW U II JT 71 CMAStamped side B
ZAL 8386Label side A
ZAL 8387Label side B

Vinyl pressings
by Engelbert Humperdinck · 1968
A Man Without Love 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.
49 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 23 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.
ZAL-8386-IW I JT 2BStamped side A
ZAL-8387-IW U II JT 71 CMAStamped side B
ZAL 8386Label side A
ZAL 8387Label side B
ZAL-8386-IW IC JT 14 ESide A runout
ZAL-8387-IW NB JT 1Side B runout
ZAL 8386Side A label upside/down
ZAL 8387Side B label upside/down
ZAL-8386-1WA Side Label
ZAL-8387-1WB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | London Records LLM-17292First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Decca SKLA 4939 / Decca SKLA-4939First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Decca LKA-4939First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Decca SKLA-4939First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Belgium | Decca SKL 4939First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Brazil | London Records LLN-7138-SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Parrot PAS 71022 / Parrot PAS. 71022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Parrot XPAS 71022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Parrot PAS 71022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Parrot XPAS 71022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Colombia | London Records PAS 71022 / Daro Internacional PAS 71022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Costa Rica | London Records XPAS 71022 / London Records PAS 71022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Decca SLK 16560-P / Decca SLK 16 560-PFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Greece | Decca GLK 004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | Decca SGLK 004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Parrot XPAS 71022LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Parrot XPAS 71022LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Decca SKL 4939 / Decca SKL 4.939LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | London Records NAX-007(L)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Korea | Decca SEL-0075LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Decca LK 4939LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Belgium | Decca 258.083LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | Decca SKL 4939LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | World Record Club R-05001LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | Decca SKL 4939 / Decca 63 99 166LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UK | Decca 651 9837LP, Album, Stereo, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Decca SKLA 4939LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Decca SKLA 4939LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SLK 16560-PLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Malaysia | DEER LCK 4004LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | New Zealand | World Record Club SLZ.8185 / Decca SKLM 4939LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Decca SKLM 4939LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Decca SKL 4939 / Decca SKL.4939LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Switzerland | Decca SLK 16 560-PLP, Album, Special Edition | LP, Album, Special Edition |
| ? | Turkey | Decca SKL 4939 / Decca SKL. 4939LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SKL 4939LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | UK | Decca LK 4939 / Decca LK.4939LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Decca SKL 4939 / Decca SKL.4939LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | UK | Decca LK 4939LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Decca SKL 4939 / Decca SKL.4939LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | US | Parrot XPAS 71022LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
89 vinyl pressings of A Man Without Love are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1968 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, France, Argentina and more. One of them is Decca SKL 4939, released August 3, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKL 4939, LK 4939, PAS-71022, PAS 71022) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-8386-IW I JT 2B and ZAL-8387-IW U II JT 71 CMA. 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.