Vinyl pressings
by Gary Lewis & The Playboys · 1965
Save Your Heart For Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 9 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.
LB 2088 X SA-side runout, variant 1
LB 2089 SB-side runout, variant 1
LB 2088 7 XA-side runout, variant 2
LB 2089 SB-side runout, variant 2
LB-2088-4 IRunout, Side A, Stamped, variant 1
LB-2089-4 IRunout, Side B, Stamped, variant 1
LB-2088-4 IRunout, Side A, Stamped, variant 2
LB-2089-4 A1 IRunout, Side B, Stamped, variant 2
45-LB-2088 ∆57616 [MR] RSide A, Etched, except MR stamped (2nd (R) is cursive within etched circle
45-LB-2089 ∆57616-X [MR] RSide B, Etched, except MR stamped (2nd (R) is cursive within etched circle
LB 2088 5 XA-Side Runout Area
LB 2089 5B-Side Runout Area
LB-2088A-Side Label
LB-2089B-Side Label
LB-2088A side label
LB-2089B side label
LIB 55809 ALabel Side A
LIB 55809 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Liberty LIB-55809First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Liberty F. 55809First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Liberty F. 55809First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Liberty LIB 55809First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | Liberty LR-1414First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | Liberty LIB 55809First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Southern Rhodesia | Liberty 45-LIB 55809JFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Sweden | Liberty LIB 55809First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Liberty LIB 55809First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Liberty LIB 55809First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Liberty 55809First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Liberty F-55809First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Liberty 55809First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Liberty F-55809First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | US | Liberty 55809First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Finland | Liberty LIB 558097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Liberty LIB.558097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Save Your Heart For Me are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Liberty 55809, released June 11, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 55809, F-55809, LIB 55809, LIB-55809) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LB 2088 X S and LB 2089 S. 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.
