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Jeannie C. RileyThings Go Better With Love

Vinyl pressings

Things Go Better With Love

by Jeannie C. Riley · 1969

12 pressings4 countriesCountryPopFolkWorld

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.

How to spot a first pressing of Things Go Better With Love

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.

US

1969
Label and catalog number
Plantation Records PLP-3
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

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

Full details of this pressing

US

1969
Label and catalog number
Plantation Records PLP-3
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

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

Full details of this pressing

US

1969
Label and catalog number
Plantation Records PLP-3Plantation Records PLP 3
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Pitman
Runout / matrix

PLP 3 A ᴘ ᴏ XSBV130199-1FSide A Runout

PLP-3-B A 3 ᴘ ᴏ XSBV-130200-1ESide B Runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 12 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1969CanadaSSS International PLP-3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969USPlantation Records PLP-3First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969USPlantation Records PLP-3 / Plantation Records SKAO-92090LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
1969USPlantation Records PLP-3First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1969USPlantation Records PLP-3First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969USPlantation Records PLP-3First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969USPlantation Records PLP-3First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969USPlantation Records PLP-3 / Plantation Records PLP 3First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969USPlantation Records PLP-3First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969USPlantation Records PLP-3 / Plantation Records PLP 3First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970UKPolydor 583 753LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970Taiwan中聲 CSJ-935LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial

Tracklist

  1. A1The Rib3:55
  2. A2Sunday After Church2:59
  3. A3The Artist2:30
  4. A4I'm Only A Woman2:42
  5. A5A Real Woman2:14
  6. A6There Never Was A Time2:42
  7. B1Things Go Better With Love2:13
  8. B2I'm The Woman2:23
  9. B3The Wedding Cake2:59
  10. B4Thin Ribbon Of Smoke2:55
  11. B5Our Minnie3:30
  12. B6The Backside Of Dallas2:35

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Things Go Better With Love are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Things Go Better With Love are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.

When was Things Go Better With Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is Plantation Records PLP-3.

How do I tell if my copy of Things Go Better With Love is a first pressing?

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.

How much is Things Go Better With Love on vinyl worth?

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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