Vinyl pressings
by Jackie Wilson · 1967
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher 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.
27 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 18 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.
45 119161 7 2Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
45 119163 5 2Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
45 119161 8 2Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
45 119163 7 2Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
45 119161 15A runout stamped [variant 1]
45 119163 11B runout stamped [variant 1]
45 119161 1A runout stamped [variant 2]
45 119163 12B runout stamped [variant 2]
45 119161 1 1Side A runout
45 119163 1 1Side B runout
119,161Side A label
119,163 ✤Side B label
(119,161)Side A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Argentina | Coral 119.161First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Australia | Coral CK-1945First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Belgium | Coral 8.004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Brunswick 55336First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | France | Coral 59.500First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Coral 52.000First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1967 | Germany | Coral C 60 005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Coral C 60 005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Greece | Decca 45-GD 5132First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Coral Q72493 / Coral Q. 72493First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | Brunswick DS-488-BFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Coral Q 72493First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Coral CK-1945First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Philippines | Brunswick BRU-1063First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Decca ME 341First year45 RPM, 7" | 45 RPM, 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | MCA Records D-11857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Brunswick 10127", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1972 | US | Brunswick 10127", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Turkey | Decca 40697", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
31 vinyl pressings of (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1967 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, South Africa, Netherlands and more. One of them is Brunswick 55336.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 55336, 9-78021, Q 72493, FM 7369) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 119161 7 2 and 45 119163 5 2. 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.
