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Fleetwood MacNeed Your Love So Bad

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Need Your Love So Bad

by Fleetwood Mac · 1969

11 pressings5 countriesBlues

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.

How to spot a first pressing of Need Your Love So Bad

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.

UK

1969
Label and catalog number
Blue Horizon 57-3157
Format
7", 45 RPM · Solid centre
Runout / matrix

8242Label A side

8243Label B side

Full details of this pressing

UK

1969
Label and catalog number
Blue Horizon 57-3157Blue Horizon 57-3155
Format
7", Single, Mispress
Runout / matrix

8242On runout on Fleetwood Mac side

8243On runout on Otis Spann side

8242Label A side

8257Label B side

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1969GermanyBlue Horizon 57-3157First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1969GermanyBlue Horizon 57 3157First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1969IrelandCBS 57-3157First year7", Single7", Single
1969NetherlandsBlue Horizon 57-3157First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1969New ZealandCBS BA 461250First year7", Single7", Single
1969UKBlue Horizon 57-3157 / Blue Horizon 57-3155First year7", Single, Mispress7", Single, Mispress
1969UKBlue Horizon 57-3157First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1969UKBlue Horizon 57-3157First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1969UKBlue Horizon 57-3157First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1969UKBlue Horizon 57-31577", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
1969UKBlue Horizon 57-3157First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. ANeed Your Love So Bad3:53
  2. BNo Place To Go3:20

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Need Your Love So Bad are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Need Your Love So Bad are listed here, from 5 countries.

When was Need Your Love So Bad first released on vinyl?

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.

How do I tell if my copy of Need Your Love So Bad is a first pressing?

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.

How much is Need Your Love So Bad on vinyl worth?

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.

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