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What Now My Love / Spanish Flea by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, album cover

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What Now My Love / Spanish Flea

by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass · 1966

19 pressings5 countriesEasy ListeningJazzLatin

What Now My Love / Spanish Flea 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.

How to spot a first pressing of What Now My Love / Spanish Flea

11 pressings came out in 1966, 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.

US

1966
Label and catalog number
A&M Records 792
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

A&M-1178 MR St △60667Runout A

A&M-1179 MR St △60667-XRunout B

1178Label A

1179Label B

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US

1966
Label and catalog number
A&M Records 792
Format
7", 45 RPM, Styrene · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

A+M 1178-1B T1A side runout etched, variant 1

A+M 1179-1B T111111B Side runout etched, variant 1

A+M 1178-1A T111A Side runout etched, variant 2

A+M 1179-1B T111111111B Side runout etched, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

US

1966
Label and catalog number
A&M Records 792
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

A&M-1178 [MR(circled)] Δ60667Runout side A, etched [stamped]

A&M-1179 [MR(circled)] Δ60667-XRunout side B, etched [stamped]

1178Label side A

1179Label side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1966
Label and catalog number
A&M Records 792
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Pitman Pressing
Runout / matrix

p A&M1178 cRunout A

p A&M1179 pRunout B

A1178Label A

A1179Label B

Full details of this pressing

US

1966
Label and catalog number
A&M Records 792
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
Runout / matrix

A+M 1178A side runout etched

A+M 1179 XB Side runout etched

A1178Label side A

A1179Label side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1966
Label and catalog number
A&M Records 792
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

A&M-1178 [MR circled] △60667Runout side A

A&M-1179 [MR circled] △60667-XRunout side B

1178Label side A

1179Label side B

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 19 vinyl pressings

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

1960s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966AustraliaA&M Records AMK-12837", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
1966AustraliaFestival Records FK-1283First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966CanadaQuality 1805XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966CanadaQuality QGT 068XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966ItalyDerby DB 5152First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966NicaraguaFermata 792First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966USA&M Records 792First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966USA&M Records 792First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Styrene
1966USA&M Records 792First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo
1966USA&M Records 792First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
1966USA&M Records 792First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
1966USA&M Records 792First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaA&M Records A&M GT-068X7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?CanadaA&M Records AM-85087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
?CanadaA&M Records AM-85087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
?USA&M Records 8508-S7", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
?USA&M Records 85087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
?USA&M Records 85087", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene
?USA&M Records 85087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. AWhat Now My Love2:20
  2. BSpanish Flea2:07

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of What Now My Love / Spanish Flea are there?

19 vinyl pressings of What Now My Love / Spanish Flea are listed here, from 5 countries.

When was What Now My Love / Spanish Flea first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Australia, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is A&M Records 792.

How do I tell if my copy of What Now My Love / Spanish Flea is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 792, FK-1283, 1805X, QGT 068X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M-1178 MR St △60667 and A&M-1179 MR St △60667-X. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is What Now My Love / Spanish Flea 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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