Vinyl pressings
by Ferrante & Teicher · 1963
Concert For Lovers was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
Q UA3315-A 16 Bell Sound SFside A
UA3315-B 16 Bell Sound SFside B
o UA3315A-CLB-1 T PASM(var. 1) side A runout etched
UA 3315B-CLB-6- C(var. 1) side B runout etched
oA & B stamped
UAS- 6315 A-CLB-1-2 P III SMA-side etched
UAS - 6315 B - 1D SIII P IB-side etched
o UAS-6315A-CLB-1 C(var. 1) side A runout etched
oA & B stamped
UAS- 6315 A-CLB-1 A IIII TA-side etched (except for stamped "T")
UAS - 6315B-CLB-("3" scratched out)5 AIIIIIIITB-side etched (except for stamped "T")
UAS 6315A-1B Bell Sound III 0Side 1
UAS 6315B-1B G Bell SoundSide 2
ULP 1069 A-1NRunout Side 1
ULP 1069 B-1NRunout Side 2
ULP.1069BLabel Side 2
ULP.1069ALabel Side 1
UA3315-A 1DSide 1
UA3315-B 12Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | United Artists Records UAL 3315First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS 6315First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1963 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS 3315First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | United Artists Records ULP 1069 / United Artists Records UAL 3315First yearLP | LP |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6315First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6315First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6315First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3315First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3315LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | United Artists Records UAL 3315LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | United Artists Records UALS 8053 / United Artists Records UALS-8053LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| ? | Canada | Liberty LN-10158LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Sunset Records SUS-96,047LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Philippines | United Artists Records UAS 6315LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Liberty LN-510158 / Columbia House LN-510158LP, Stereo, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Stereo, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
15 vinyl pressings of Concert For Lovers are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is United Artists Records UAL 3315, released October 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAL 3315, UAS 6315, ULP 1069, UAS 3315) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Q UA3315-A 16 Bell Sound SF and UA3315-B 16 Bell Sound SF. 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.
