Vinyl pressings
by Hayes & Porter · 1972
Ain't That Loving You was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
STXS-0117-8 ES-00933 L. NIX SON S-2579Side A Runout
STXS-0118-8 E̶S̶-̶0̶0̶9̶3̶3̶ ES-00934 L. NIX SON S-2580Side B Runout
ES-00933Side A Label
ES-00934Side B Label
STX-0117-1 ES-00933 PP L.NIXSide A runout
STXS-0118-1 ES-00934 PP L.NIXSide B runout
ES-00933-PLA label
ES-00934-PLB label
STXS-0117-6 ARP ES-00933 L.NIXEtched Side A
STXS-0118-6 ES-00934 L.NIX ARPEtched Side B
STXS-0118-3 ES-00934 (MR) LNIX Δ88177-XSide A runout etched
STXS-0117-4 ES-00935 (MR) LNIX Δ88177Side B runout etched
ES-00933Side A label
ES-00934Side B label
ES-00933A
ES-00934B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Belgium | Stax 2025 113 / Stax 2025113First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Enterprise ENA-9049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Italy | Stax 2025 113First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Enterprise ENA-9049First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Enterprise ENA-9049First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Portugal | Stax 2025 113First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Spain | Stax 20 25 113First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Enterprise ENA-9049First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Enterprise ENA-9049First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Enterprise ENA-9049First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Stax ENA-90497", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | US | Enterprise ENA-9049First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Enterprise ENA-9049First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Stax 2025 1137", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Stax 2025 1137", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Ain't That Loving You are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Belgium, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Enterprise ENA-9049.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ENA-9049, 2025 113, 20 25 113) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STXS-0117-8 ES-00933 L. NIX SON S-2579 and STXS-0118-8 E̶S̶-̶0̶0̶9̶3̶3̶ ES-00934 L. NIX SON S-2580. 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.
