US
1969- Label and catalog number
- Plantation Records PLP-3
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Jeannie C. Riley · 1969
Things Go Better With Love 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.
9 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
0 T 1 XSBV-130199-1B PLP-3-A 5BSide A runout
0 T 1 XSBV-130200-1ASide B runout
XSBV 130199Side A label
XSBV 130200Side B label
0 T 1 XSBV-130199-1B PLP-3-A 5Side A runout
0 T 1 1 XSBV-13200-1A PLP-3–B C5Side B runout
XSBV 130199Side A label
XSBV 130200Side B label
PLP 3 A ᴘ ᴏ XSBV130199-1FSide A Runout
PLP-3-B A 3 ᴘ ᴏ XSBV-130200-1ESide B Runout
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 | Canada | SSS International PLP-3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Plantation Records PLP-3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Plantation Records PLP-3 / Plantation Records SKAO-92090LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | Plantation Records PLP-3First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Plantation Records PLP-3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Plantation Records PLP-3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Plantation Records PLP-3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Plantation Records PLP-3 / Plantation Records PLP 3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Plantation Records PLP-3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Plantation Records PLP-3 / Plantation Records PLP 3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Polydor 583 753LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-935LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
12 vinyl pressings of Things Go Better With Love are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is Plantation Records PLP-3.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PLP-3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.