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Love Is A Gentle Thing by Harry Belafonte, album cover

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Love Is A Gentle Thing

by Harry Belafonte · 1959

23 pressings10 countriesVocalFolkPopFolk

Love Is A Gentle Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Love Is A Gentle Thing

14 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 7 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.

US

1959
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM-1927RCA Victor LPM 1927
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

J2 PP4421-1S A2 ISide A runout stamped

J2 PP4422-1S I A2Side B runout stamped

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US

1959
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LSP-1927RCA Victor LSP 1927
Format
LP, Stereo · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

J2 PY-4423-1SSide A stamped, variant 1

J2 PY-4424-1SSide B stamped, variant 1

J2 PY-4423-1S I B2Side A stamped, variant 2

J2 PY-4424-5S A1 ISide B stamped, variant 2

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US

1959
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM-1927RCA Victor LPM 1927
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Rockaway Pressing
Runout / matrix

J2 PP4421-11S A2 RSide A stamped

J2PP 4422-6S B2 RSide B etched, exc. B2 and R stamped

Full details of this pressing

US

1959
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM-1927RCA Victor LPM 1927
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Hollywood Pressing
Runout / matrix

J2 PP4421-3SSide A runout stamped

J2 PP4422-3SSide B runout stamped

Full details of this pressing

US

1959
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM-1927RCA Victor LPM 1927
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

J2 PP4421-6S A1 RSide A runout etched; "R" stamped

J3̶2 PP4422-2S I A3 RSide B runout stamped; "2" etched correction

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 23 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959BrazilRCA Victor BBL-50First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959CanadaRCA Victor LPM-1927 / RCA Victor LPM 1927First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1959CanadaRCA Victor LSP-1927First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959CanadaRCA Victor LSP-1927First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959GermanyRCA Victor LPM-1927First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1959ItalyRCA Italiana LPM-1927 / RCA Italiana LPM 1927First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959NetherlandsBoek En Plaat CM 020 / RCA Victor LPM-1927LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1959South AfricaRCA 31.261 / RCA 31,261First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKRCA RD-27116First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1959UKRCA SF-5024 / RCA SF.5024First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959USRCA Victor LPM-1927 / RCA Victor LPM 1927First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USRCA Victor LSP-1927 / RCA Victor LSP 1927First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1959USRCA Victor LPM-1927 / RCA Victor LPM 1927First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USRCA Victor LPM-1927 / RCA Victor LPM 1927First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USRCA Victor LPM-1927 / RCA Victor LPM 1927First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960USRCA Victor LPM-1927 / RCA Victor LPM 1927LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaRCA Victor L10686LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?AustraliaRCA Victor Sl10686LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaRCA Victor LPM-1927LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?JapanVictor SRA-5059LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USRCA Victor LSP 1927 / RCA Victor LSP-1927LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USRCA Victor LSP-1927 / RCA Victor LSP 1927LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USRCA Victor LSP 1927LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Fifteen (Theme Of The World, The Flesh And The Devil)
  2. A2I Never Will Marry
  3. A3I'm Goin' Away
  4. A4Small One
  5. A5Bella Rosa
  6. A6All My Trials
  7. B1Green Grow The Lilacs
  8. B2Times Are Gettin' Hard
  9. B3Turn Around
  10. B4Go 'Way From My Window
  11. B5Delia's Gone
  12. B6Walkin' On The Green Grass

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Love Is A Gentle Thing are there?

23 vinyl pressings of Love Is A Gentle Thing are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1959 and 1960.

When was Love Is A Gentle Thing first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-1927.

How do I tell if my copy of Love Is A Gentle Thing is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-1927, LSP-1927, RD-27116, SF-5024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J2 PP4421-1S A2 I and J2 PP4422-1S I A2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Love Is A Gentle Thing on vinyl worth?

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.

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