Vinyl pressings
by Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes · 1973
The Love I Lost (Parts 1 & 2) was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 12 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.
P.I.R. AH-ZS7-3533-1A [MASTERED BY FRANKFFORD WAYNE PHILA.] SSSRunout, side A, etched, exccept [stamped]
P.I.R. AG-ZS7-3533-4-1B F/W SSSSRunout, side B, etched
ZS7 3533-3Label side A
ZS7 3533-4Label side B
ZS7 3533-3A-Side Label
ZS7 3533-4B-Side Label
P.I.R. AB -ZS7-3533-3 xA side deadwax - scribed
p(stamped/inverted) P.I.R. AA-ZS7-3533-4 X F/W(scribed)B side deadwax
P.I.R. AB -ZS7-3533-3 x MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.Side A etched, Frankford/Wayne stamped
P.I.R. AA-ZS7-3533-4 X F/WSide B etched
P.I.R. AB-ZS7-3533-3 x MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.Side A runout, variant 2
P.I.R. AB-ZS7-3533-4 F/WSide B runout, variant 2
P.I.R. ZS7-3533-4 SRC F/WA Side Runout
P.I.R. Z37-3533-3 SRC F/WB Side Runout
ZS7 3533-3Label, Side A
ZS7 3533-4Label, Side B
T 1 P.I.R. AE- ZS7-3533-3 Frankford Wayne StampRunout side A [Variant 1]
T 1 P.I.R. AD- Z37-3533-4 F/WRunout side B [Variant 1]
T P.I.R. AD-ZS7-3533-3 Frankford/Wayne [stamp] TIIIA Runout Etched [Variant 2]
TI P.I.R. AD-ZS7-3533-4 F/W 5B Runout Etched [Variant 2]
TI P.I.R. AE-ZS7-3533-1 F/WSide A Etched
TI P.I.R. AD-ZS7-3533-3 MASTERED BY FRANKFORD WAYNE PHILA.Side B Etched [MASTERED BY FRANKFORD WAYNE PHILA. Stamped]
JZS7 3533-1Side A Label
JZS7 3533-3Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS BA 222016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Philadelphia International Records PIR 1879First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Philadelphia International Records PIR 1879 / Philadelphia International Records PIR S 1879First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Philadelphia International Records PIR S 1879First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Philadelphia International Records ECPB-262First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Mexico | Philadelphia International Records sc-71237 / Epic sc-71237First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Philadelphia International Records PIR 1879First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Portugal | Philadelphia International Records PIR 1879First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Spain | Philadelphia International Records PIR 1879First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | Philadelphia International Records S PIR 1879First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Philadelphia International Records S PIR 1879First year7", Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | Philadelphia International Records S PIR 1879First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Philadelphia International Records S PIR 1879First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS7 3533First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Philadelphia International Records AE7 1079First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
27 vinyl pressings of The Love I Lost (Parts 1 & 2) are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Canada, Ireland and more. One of them is Philadelphia International Records ZS7 3533, released August 30, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS7 3533, AE7 1079, S PIR 1879, PIR 1879) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P.I.R. AH-ZS7-3533-1A [MASTERED BY FRANKFFORD WAYNE PHILA.] SSS and P.I.R. AG-ZS7-3533-4-1B F/W SSSS. 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.
