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.
25 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 15 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.
17437 IM 6642 SSide A runout
17955[mirror image] IM 6642 S[in circle]Side A (variant #1) - runout
17404[mirror image] IM 6642 S[in circle] X XSide A (variant #2) - runout
17914 IM 6643Side B runout
6642Runout A
6643Runout B
IM-6642Label A
IM-6643Label B
IM-6642-(X-6956) (2)A-side etched
IM-6643 (X6957) (<)B-side etched
IM-6642A-side label
IM-6643B-side label
IM6642 Ƨ [In Circle] 17405 [mirrored] xxEtched Side A, except Ƨ stamped
IM6643 Ƨ [In Circle] 17391 [mirrored] xxEtched Side B, except Ƨ stamped
IM-6642Label A
IM-6643Label B
IM-6642 5Side A etched
IM-6643 5Side B etched
IM-6642Side A label
IM-6643Side B label
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 IRK-3129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | Liberty FC-55054-AFirst year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Imperial IM. 66385First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | Liberty 15 238First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | Liberty 15 238First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | Liberty 15 238First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | Liberty 15 238First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Greece | Liberty LIB 13039 GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Liberty LIB 9051First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Liberty 5C 006.90409 MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Imperial IRK-3129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Norway | Liberty LBF 15238First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Imperial IRS 119First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | US | Imperial 66385First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Imperial 66385First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Portugal | Liberty N - 32 - 297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Imperial 663857", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
27 vinyl pressings of Put A Little Love In Your Heart are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, France, Hong Kong and more. One of them is Imperial 66385, released June 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 66385, LBF 15238, 2C 006-90.409 M, LIB 072 66385) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 17437 IM 6642 S and 17955[mirror image] IM 6642 S[in circle]. 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.
