Vinyl pressings
by Herb Alpert · 1968
This Guy's In Love With You was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 19 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&M-1454-1 PA-side runout, variant 1
A&M-1455-2 PB-side runout, variant 1
P A& M 1454-1 CA-side runout, variant 2
P o A & M 1455-2 B 7B-side runout, variant 2
A&M-1454-15 [Monarch "MR" in a circle] △ 71186Runout side A, etched/stamped
A&M-1455-15 [Monarch "MR" in a circle] △ 71186-XRunout side B, etched/stamped
1454A-Side Label
1455B-Side Label
A&M-1454-8 TIIIIA-side runout, variant 1
A&M-1455-7 TIIIIB-side runout, variant 1
A&M-1454-8 TIIIIA-side runout, variant 2
A&M-1455-7 TIIB-side runout, variant 2
1454Label Side A
1455Label Side B
A&M-1455-15 MR △71186A runout etched except "MR" stamped in circle
A&M-1454-15 MR △71186-XB runout etched except "MR" stamped in circle
AMS 727A-1 △TMachine stamped runout side A, variant 1
AMS 727B-1 △TMachine stamped runout side B, variant 1
AMS 727A-1 △T 3 KT UMachine stamped runout side A, variant 2
AMS 727B-1 △T 1 KT EQMachine stamped runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | A&M Records AMK-2342First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Austria | A&M Records 210 029First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records A & M 929XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records 929XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Chile | A&M Records A & M 12002First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | A&M Records 210 029First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | A&M Records 210 029First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | A&M Records 210 029First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | A&M Records 210 029First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | A&M Records 210 029First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Greece | A&M Records 210 029First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | A&M Records AMS.727First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | A&M Records AM 821First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | A&M Records DPR 2First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Italy | A&M Records AM 821First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | A&M Records AM 0047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMS 7277", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMS 7277", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records 85137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
40 vinyl pressings of This Guy's In Love With You are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is A&M Records 929, released April 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 929, AMS 727, AMK-2342, 210 029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M-1454-1 P and A&M-1455-2 P. 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.
