Vinyl pressings
by Firehouse Five Plus Two · 1956
Plays For Lovers was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
LKL. 12. 65 • D1 HRun out, side A / stamped, variant 1
LKL. 12. 66. D3 HRun out, side B / stamped, variant 1
LKL. 12. 65 • D6 HRun out, side A / stamped, variant 2
LKL. 12. 66 • D6 HRun out, side B / stamped, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | France | Good Time Jazz LDM 30.036First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Japan | Good Time Jazz L-12014 / London Records LY 2004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Good Time Jazz L-12014 / Good Time Jazz GTJ L-12014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | Australia | Good Time Jazz LAGA 12074LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Good Time Jazz LAG 12074LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | France | La Voix De Son Maître CHTX 240.597LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Good Time Jazz L-12014LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Good Time Jazz L-12014LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Good Time Jazz L-12014LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Good Time Jazz L-12014LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Plays For Lovers are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1956 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, France, Japan. One of them is Good Time Jazz L-12014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use L-12014, LDM 30.036) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LKL. 12. 65 • D1 H and LKL. 12. 66. D3 H. 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.
