Vinyl pressings
by Ferrante & Teicher · 1961
Love Themes was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 2 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.
WWS-8514A-1 STEREO Bell Soundside A runout
WWS-8514B-1 STEREO Bell Soundside B runout
WWS-8514A-1 STEREO Bell Sound ΛI I(var. 1) side A runout stamped
WWS-8514B-1 STEREO Bell Sound I Λ2(var. 1) side B runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | United Artists Records WWS 8514First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | United Artists Ultra Audio WWS 8514First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3282LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6282LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6282LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6282LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6282 / United Artists Records WWS-8514LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | United Artists Records WWR 3514LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Italy | United Artists Records UAL 7514LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | United Artists Records WWR 3514LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3514LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | United Artists Records WWS 8514LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | United Artists Records WWR 3514LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | United Artists Ultra Audio WW 7514LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | United Artists Records 38009LP | LP |
| ? | Mexico | United Artists Records GU 191-006 / Gamma GU 191-006LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | United Artists Ultra Audio WWS-8514LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Love Themes are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1961 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Canada. One of them is United Artists Ultra Audio WWS 8514.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WWS 8514) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WWS-8514A-1 STEREO Bell Sound and WWS-8514B-1 STEREO Bell Sound. 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.
