US
1969- Label and catalog number
- Imperial LP-12442
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Research Craft Press
- Runout / matrix
I LP-12442-I ReRunout A
- LP-12442-2 Re IIIIRunout B
Vinyl pressings
by Jackie DeShannon · 1969
Put A Little Love In Your Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 4 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.
I LP-12442-I ReRunout A
- LP-12442-2 Re IIIIRunout B
LP-12442-1 RCAM-1side A runout etched
LP-12442-2 RCAM-1side B runout etched
LP-12443-1 Re ///Runout Side A, variant 1
LP-12444-2 Re ///Runout Side B, variant 1
LP-12442-1 Re 11 11Runout Side A, variant 2
LP-12442-2 Re 11Runout Side B, variant 2
LP-12442-1 9-18-69 ROAM-2 114Side A runout, variant 1
LP-12442-2 - RE 3 9-22-69Side B runout, variant 1
LP-12442-1 -3 9-20-69 114Side A runout, variant 2
LP-12442-2 - RE 3 9-22-69 114Side B runout, variant 2
9-20-69 LP-12442-1 -3 114Side A runout etched
LP-12442-2 9-25-69 114Side B runout etched
LP-12442-2 -3 -3 RE3 9-20-69Side B runout etched variant #1
LBS 83304 A//1 420Side A
LBS 83304 B//1 420Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Imperial SIRL-933,602 / Imperial SIRL-933602First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Imperial LP-12442First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Taiwan | 先鋒 PRC-5077LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1969 | UK | Liberty LBS 83304First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Imperial LP-12442First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Imperial LP-12442First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Imperial LP-12442First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Imperial LP-12442First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Imperial LP-12442First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | Liberty LST-13035LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Put A Little Love In Your Heart are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Imperial LP-12442.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP-12442, LBS 83304, SIRL-933,602) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I LP-12442-I Re and - LP-12442-2 Re IIII. 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.