Vinyl pressings
by Gary Lewis & The Playboys · 1967
The Loser (With A Broken Heart) was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1967, 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-2371-2Stamped in runout A, variant 1
LB-2372-1Stamped in runout B, variant 1
LB-2371-1 A2 IStamped in runout A, variant 2
LB-2372-1 A1 IStamped in runout B, variant 2
LB-2371Side A, Etched
LB-2372Side B, Etched
LB 2371Side A, runout etched
LB 2372Side B, runout etched
LB-2371Side A, label
LB-2372Side B, label
LB 2371Side A, Etched
LB 2372Side B, Etched
LB 2371 XSide A Runout (Etched)
LB 2372Side B Runout (Etched)
LB-2371Side A Label
LB-2372Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Liberty LIB-55949First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Finland | Liberty LIB 55949First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Germany | Liberty L 23 485 / Liberty LIB 55949 WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Liberty LIB 55949First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Liberty LIB.55949First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Norway | Liberty F-55949 / Liberty 55949First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Spain | Liberty LIB 55949 LFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Liberty Records, Inc. LIB 55949First year7" | 7" |
| 1967 | UK | Liberty LIB 55949First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Liberty F-55949 / Liberty 55949First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Liberty 55949First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | Liberty 55949First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | Liberty 55949First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Liberty 55949First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Liberty F.559497", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Liberty F.559497", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Uruguay | Liberty LIB 33-35367", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of The Loser (With A Broken Heart) are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Finland and more. One of them is Liberty F-55949.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-55949, 55949, LIB 55949, LIB-55949) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LB-2371-2 and LB-2372-1. 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.
