Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1959
Love Is A Kick was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XLP43813-1B ..Side A runout, variant 1
XLP43814-1A . – 1AA1Side B runout, variant 1
XLP43813-1B 11A11Side A runout, variant 2
XLP43814-1F 1A11ASide B runout, variant 2
XLP43813-1C LSide A runout, variant 1
XLP43814-1C T 1HSide B runout, variant 1
XLP43813-1B TSide A runout, variant 2
XLP43814-1C TSide B runout, variant 2
XLP43813-1B 1Runout A
XLP43814-1C H1Runout B
x"Lp" 43813Label A
x"Lp" 43814Label B
XLP43813-1B IAIAAAISide A runout
XLP43814-1E IHIIISide B runout
x"Lp" 43813Label side A
x"Lp" 43814Label side B
x"Lp" 43813Side A label
x"Lp" 43814Side B label
AA 682064 ▽ 1L ▽ 1// 420 V 1Side A
AA 682064 ▽ 2L ▽ 1// 420 V 1Side B
AA 682 064 1LLabel side A
AA 682 064 2LLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Coronet KLP-785First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia CL 1241First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Fontana TFL 5074 / Fontana TFL.5074First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1241First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1241First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1241First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1241First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1241First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Brazil | Columbia 37123 / Columbia LPCB-37123LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP-1811LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1986 | UK & Europe | CBS 32737 / Cameo 32737LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Columbia 10043 / Columbia 10.043LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 785LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | CBS ALD 6284LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | South Africa | Klub 33 KY 2003 / Klub 33 KY.2003LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1241LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Uruguay | Columbia 10.043LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
17 vinyl pressings of Love Is A Kick are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1959 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 1241, released January 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1241, TFL 5074, KLP-785) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP43813-1B .. and XLP43814-1A . – 1AA1. 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.
