Vinyl pressings
by Garnet Mimms And The Enchanters · 1963
For Your Precious Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ZTSP-87442-1A Bell SoundRunout SIde A, Variant 1
ZTSP-87443-1B Bell SoundRunout Side B, Variant 1
ZTSP ̶8̶7̶4̶4̶3̶-̶1̶C̶ 87442-1C Bell SoundRunout Side A, Variant 2
ZTSP-87443-1A Bell SoundRunout Side B, Variant 2
ZTSP 87442Side A label
ZTSP 87443Side B label
ZTSP-87442-1F △50026Scribed Side A
ZTSP-87443-1F △50026Scribed Side B
Bell Sound MRStamped Sides A & B
ZTSP-87442-1F △50026Scribed Side A
ZTSP-87443-1F △50026Scribed Side B
Bell Sound MRStamped Sides A & B
ZTSP-87442-1F △50026 Bell Sound (MR)A-Side Runout Variant 1
ZTSP-87443-1F △50026-X Bell Sound (MR)B-Side Runout Variant 1
ZTSP-87442-1G △50026 Bell Sound (MR)A-Side Runout Variant 2
ZTSP-87443-1G △50026-X Bell Sound (MR)B-Side Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | United Artists Records UA 658First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | United Artists Records UA 658First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UA 658First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UA 658First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UA 658First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UA 658First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UA 658First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UA 658First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UA 658First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | Japan | United Artists Records LL-10227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA 16367", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA 16367", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of For Your Precious Love are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada. One of them is United Artists Records UA 658, released November 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA 658) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP-87442-1A Bell Sound and ZTSP-87443-1B Bell Sound. 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.
