Vinyl pressings
by James & Bobby Purify · 1967
Let Love Come Between Us 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.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 9 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.
8243-R Bell Sound Joe LW BSide A runout, variant 1
8244-R Bell Sound Joe LW BSide B runout, variant 1
8243-R Bell Sound Joe BSide A runout, variant 2
8244-R Bell Sound Joe B LWSide B runout, variant 2
8243-R Bell Sound JoeA-side runout
8244-R Bell Sound Joe LWB side runout
8243A-side label
8244B-side label
8243-R Bell Sound Joe MR △68008Runout A
8244-R Bell Sound Joe MR △68008-XRunout B
8243A-side label
8244B-side label
8243A-side label
8244B-side 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 | Australia | Stateside OSS-286First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 685XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Stateside FSS 512First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Bell Records BEL 685First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Stateside GSS 202First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2186First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Stateside SS 2049First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SS 2049First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SS 2049First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Bell Records BELL 685First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Bell Records BELL 685First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Bell Records 685First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Bell Records 685First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Bell Records Bell 685First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SS 2049First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Stateside CSS 112577", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Stateside SS 20497" | 7" |
18 vinyl pressings of Let Love Come Between Us are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Bell Records BELL 685.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BELL 685, 685, Bell 685, SS 2049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 8243-R Bell Sound Joe LW B and 8244-R Bell Sound Joe LW B. 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.
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