Vinyl pressings
by Herd · 1968
I Don't Want Our Loving To Die 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.
21 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 16 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.
267832 1F▽1 420 1 9Runout A, variant 1
267832 2F▽1 420 1 1 1 1Runout B, variant 1
267832 1F▽1 420 1 2 18Runout A, variant 2
267832 2F▽1 420 1 1 91Runout B, variant 2
267832 1F∇1 420 1 2A-side runout
267832 2F∇1 420 1 2 3B-side runout
267 832 1FA-side label
267 832 2FB-side label
267832 1F▼1 420Runout side A
267832 2F▼1 420Runout side B
267 832 1FLabel side A
267 832 2FLabel side B
267832 1F∇1 420A-Side Run-out, Stamped, variant 1
267832 2F∇1 420B-Side Run-out, Stamped, variant 1
267832 1F∇1 420 1 2 18Runout A stamped, variant 2
267832 2F∇1 420 1 1 91Runout B stamped, 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 | Argentina | Philips 83393 2BFirst year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Philips BF-386First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Austria | Hansa Record 14 017 AT / Hansa 14 017 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Belgium | Fontana TF 267832First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Hansa Record 14 017 AT / Hansa 14 017 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Ireland | Fontana ETF 925 / Fontana 267 832 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | Fontana 267832 TF / Fontana 267 832 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Lebanon | Fontana F-1618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Fontana 267 832 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Fontana TF 267832First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Norway | Fontana 267.832 / Fontana 267 832 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Rhodesia | Fontana TF 826 AFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Fontana TF 826First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Fontana 267 832 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Fontana F-1618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of I Don't Want Our Loving To Die are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Fontana TF 925, released March 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TF 925, F-1618, 83393 2B, BF-386) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 267832 1F▽1 420 1 9 and 267832 2F▽1 420 1 1 1 1. 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.
