Canada
1965- Label and catalog number
- Columbia MS 3069Musicor Records MS3069
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
XSV 105720 1ASide A Runout [stamped]
XSV 105721 1ASide B Runout [stamped]
XSV 105720Side A Label
XSV 105721Side B Label
Vinyl pressings
by Gene Pitney · 1965
Looking Through The Eyes Of Love 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.
14 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 5 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.
XSV 105720 1ASide A Runout [stamped]
XSV 105721 1ASide B Runout [stamped]
XSV 105720Side A Label
XSV 105721Side B Label
XTV 105718Side A Label
XTV 105719Side B Label
o XTV 105718 -2 1B Bell Sound sf TSide A runout
T XTV 105719 -4 Bell Sound sfSide B runout
XTV 105718Side A label
XTV 105719Side B label
SRX 3323-1 GD 2Side A runout, stamped
SRX 3324-1 O 2Side B runout, stamped
SRX.3323Side A label
SRX.3324Side B label
XTV10518-2... I Bellsound sƒ D S 0Side A runout etched [except, I Bell Sound D 0]
XTV-10519-3... 1C 5 ϩ Bell Sound sƒ B 0Side B etched [except, 5 Bell Sound B 0]
1- XSV105720 2AMachine-stamped, Side A runout
XSV105721 2AMachine-stampeld, Side B runout
MS 3069-A XSV 105720Side A label matrix no.
MS 3069-B XSV 105721Side B label matrix no.
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 | CBS BP 233271First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia MS 3069 / Musicor Records MS3069First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia MM 2069 / Musicor Records MM2069First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473231First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Stateside SL 10156First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MM2069 / Musicor Records MM 2069First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MS3069 / Musicor Records MS 3069First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MS3069 / Musicor Records MS 3069First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MS3069 / Musicor Records MS 3069First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MM2069 / Musicor Records MM 2069First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MS3069 / Musicor Records MS 3069First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MM2069First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Musicor Records MM2069 / Musicor Records MM 2069First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | CBS SBP 233271 / CBS SBP-233271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Looking Through The Eyes Of Love are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in Canada, US, UK, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia MS 3069.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 3069, MM 2069, MM2069, SL 10156) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSV 105720 1A and XSV 105721 1A. 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.