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Francis LaiTheme From Love Story

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Theme From Love Story

by Francis Lai · 1970

40 pressings22 countriesThemeJazzStage & Screen

Theme From Love Story was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 Theme From Love Story

5 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year. 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.

US

1970
Label and catalog number
Paramount Records PAA-0064
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Philips Pressing
Runout / matrix

MB-25630-A4 P.R.A side runout

MB-25631-B4 111 P.R. AB side runout

MB 25630A side label

MB 25631B side label

Full details of this pressing

US

1970
Label and catalog number
Paramount Records PAA-0064
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

MB-25630 MR △82920Side A runout

MB-25631 MR △82920-XSide B runout

MB-25630Side A label

MB-25631Side B label

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 40 vinyl pressings

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

1970s37 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970USParamount Records PAA-0064First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
1970USParamount Records PAA-0064First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1970USParamount Records PAA-0064First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1970USParamount Records PAA-0064First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
1970USParamount Records PAA-0064First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1971ArgentinaMusic Hall 31.5817", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
1971AustraliaParamount Records PMK-40877", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1971CanadaParamount Records PAA. 0064X7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1971DenmarkParamount Records PARA 30107", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1971FranceParamount Records 2C 006-92224 M / Paramount Records 2C 006-92.224 M7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1971GermanyParamount Records 1 C 006-92 2247", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1971GermanyParamount Records 1C 006 - 92 2247", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1971GermanyParamount Records 1 C 006-92 224 / Paramount Records 1C 006-92 2247", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1971GermanyParamount Records 1 C 006-92 224 / Paramount Records 1C 006-92 2247", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1971IndiaDot Records 45-1267", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
All 37 pressings from the 1970s
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaParamount Records PAA GT 93X7", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
?LebanonStateside CSS 113247", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
?USGoldies 45 P-27097", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. ATheme From Love Story3:05
  2. BSkating In Central Park2:15

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Theme From Love Story are there?

40 vinyl pressings of Theme From Love Story are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1970 and 1976.

When was Theme From Love Story first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US. One of them is Paramount Records PAA-0064.

How do I tell if my copy of Theme From Love Story is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PAA-0064) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MB-25630-A4 P.R. and MB-25631-B4 111 P.R. A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Theme From Love Story 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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