Vinyl pressings
by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass · 1966
What Now My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
58 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 13 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.
A&M4127-D6 C 1: Ƨ SP o DSide A runout, variant 1
SP-4128-1D D < o ƧSide B runout, variant 1
SP-4127-1C. B 13 Ƨ o \Side A runout, variant 2
SP-4128-1C. o B 19 Ƨ \Side B runout, variant 2
SP 4127-D9Etchings side A - variant 1
A+M 4128-D11Etchings side B - variant 1
A+M 4127-D11- -T-Etchings side A - variant 2
A&M 4128-D12 -T-Etchings side B - variant 2
A+M LP 127-F7-RE1-Side A runout, variant 1
A+M LP 128-F7-RE1-Side B runout, variant 1
LP-127-1ASide A runout, stamped, variant 2
LP-128 2GSide B runout, etched, variant 2
SP 4217 IC △9263Side A runout
SP 4218 IC △9263-XSide B runout
SP-4127Side A label
SP-4128Side B label
LP-127 - Re1 G1 [circled "MR" stamp] △9063Side A, hand etched, runout
LP-128 - Re1 F5 [circled "MR" stamp] △9063-XSide B, hand etched, runout
LP-127 - Re1 F1 MR △ 9063 ③Side A runout (Variant 2)
LP-128 - Re1 G2 MR △ 9063-X ③Side B runout (Variant 2)
ST-A+M-4127-D3 △9061Side 1 runout
A+M- 4128-D1 △9061-XSide 2 runout
SP-4127Side 1 label
SP-4128Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Festival Records SFL-931,968 / A&M Records SFL-931,968First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | Festival Records SAML-931,968 / A&M Records SAML-931,968First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | Festival Records FL-31,968 / A&M Records FL-31,968First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Festival Records FL 31968 / A&M Records FL 31968First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Brazil | Produções Fermata Do Brasil FB-154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | Quality V 1777 / Quality V 1777(C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4114 / A&M Records SP 4114(D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records LP 114(C)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | Quality SV 1777 / Quality SV 1777(D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4114 / A&M Records SP 4114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4114 / A&M Records SP 4114(D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4114 / A&M Records SP 4114(D)First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4114 / A&M Records SP 4114(D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records LP 114(C) / A&M Records LP 114First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records LP 114(C) / A&M Records LP 114First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | South Korea | A&M Records SEL-200425LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Colombia | Fermata LSF 24 - 2 / Fermata LSF 25 -2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | US | Herb Alpert Presents HRB 036LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | A&M Records A-5007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | A&M Records SAML-931,968LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | A&M Records AML-31,968LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | A&M Records SAML-931,968 / A&M Records SFL-931,968LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | A&M Records SAML-931,968LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Bolivia | Fermata 10-FB-06LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Chile | A&M Records LF-109LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | A&M Records SP 4114LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records 212010 / A&M Records 212 010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Tizoc TAMM-9014LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | London Records SHA 200LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Festival Records FL 31968 / Festival Records FL-31,968LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Festival Records SFL 931968 / A&M Records SFL 931968LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Switzerland | London Records 25064LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Taiwan | World Record SLW-1545LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
99 vinyl pressings of What Now My Love are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1966 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4114, released April 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4114, LP-114, A&M LP-114, A&M SP 4114) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M4127-D6 C 1: Ƨ SP o D and SP-4128-1D D < o Ƨ. 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.
