Vinyl pressings
by Jackie Gleason · 1957
Music For The Love Hours was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 2 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.
W1-816-D1 #2 [Anvil]Side A Runout [Stamped]
W2-816-D1 #2 [Anvil]Side B runout [Stamped]
W1-816Side A Label
W2-816Side B Label
W1 816-1NRunout side A
W2 816-1NRunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6131First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records W816 / Capitol Records W-816First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records DW 816LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records DW816 / Capitol Records DW-816LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records SM-11799LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | France | Capitol Records 1599411 / Capitol Records W816LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records W-816LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Capitol Records W816 / Capitol Records W-816LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records W-816LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records W816 / Capitol Records W-816LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Music For The Love Hours are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1957 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK. One of them is Capitol Records W816, released April 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W816, LCT 6131) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W1-816-D1 #2 [Anvil] and W2-816-D1 #2 [Anvil]. 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.
