UK
July 11, 1969- Label and catalog number
- Blue Horizon 57-3157
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
Vinyl pressings
by Fleetwood Mac · 1969
Need Your Love So Bad was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 5 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.
8242Label A side
8243Label B side
8242On runout on Fleetwood Mac side
8243On runout on Otis Spann side
8242Label A side
8257Label B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Germany | Blue Horizon 57-3157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Blue Horizon 57 3157First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Ireland | CBS 57-3157First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Blue Horizon 57-3157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461250First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | UK | Blue Horizon 57-3157 / Blue Horizon 57-3155First year7", Single, Mispress | 7", Single, Mispress |
| 1969 | UK | Blue Horizon 57-3157First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | UK | Blue Horizon 57-3157First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | UK | Blue Horizon 57-3157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Blue Horizon 57-31577", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1969 | UK | Blue Horizon 57-3157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Need Your Love So Bad are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands and more. One of them is Blue Horizon 57-3157, released July 11, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 57-3157, BA 461250, 57 3157) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.