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I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving by Herman's Hermits, album cover

Vinyl pressings

I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving

by Herman's Hermits · 1967

38 pressings27 countriesPop RockRock

I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving

23 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 14 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.

UK

1967
Label and catalog number
Columbia DB 8327
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Push Out Centre
Runout / matrix

7XCA 31695-4 R KT 1Runout side A

7XCA 31696-2 O KT 1Runout side B

7XCA 31695Label side A

7XCA 31696Label side B

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UK

1967
Label and catalog number
Columbia DB 8327
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM · Solid Centre
Runout / matrix

7XCA 31695Label Side A

7XCA 31696LAbel Side B

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UK

December 29, 1967
Label and catalog number
Columbia DB 8327
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo
Runout / matrix

7XCA 31695Label Side A

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UK

1967
Label and catalog number
Columbia DB 8327
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo
Runout / matrix

7XCA 31695-4 1G KTSide A runout, stamped

7XCA 31696-2 1G KTSide B runout, stamped

7XCA 31695Label Side A

7XCA 31696LAbel Side B

Full details of this pressing

UK

1967
Label and catalog number
Columbia DB 8327
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo
Runout / matrix

7XCA 31695Label Side A

Full details of this pressing

US

December 1967
Label and catalog number
MGM Records K 13885
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

K13885 104161-4A Side Runout

K13882 104162-4B Side Runout

104,161A Side Label

104,162B Side Label

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 38 vinyl pressings

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

1960s37 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967AustraliaColumbia DO-5055First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1967CanadaQuality 1900XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1967DenmarkColumbia DB 8327First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967IrelandColumbia DB(I) 8327First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1967ItalyColumbia SCMQ 7086First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1967ItalyColumbia SCMQ 7086First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox7", 45 RPM, Jukebox
1967JapanOdeon OR-1856First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967NetherlandsColumbia DB 8327First year7", Single7", Single
1967New ZealandColumbia DNZ 10549First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1967NorwayColumbia DB8327First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1967SingaporeColumbia DB-8327First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967SwedenColumbia DB 8327First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967UKColumbia DB 8327First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967UKColumbia DB 8327First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1967UKColumbia DB 8327First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
All 37 pressings from the 1960s
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?PortugalColumbia SLEM 23027", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AI Can Take Or Leave Your Loving
  2. BMarcel's

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving are there?

38 vinyl pressings of I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.

When was I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8327.

How do I tell if my copy of I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8327, K 13885, K13885, K-13885) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 31695-4 R KT 1 and 7XCA 31696-2 O KT 1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving 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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