Vinyl pressings
by Jill Corey · 1957
Love Me To Pieces / Love 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.
14 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ZSP41698-1BSide A Runout Stamped, Variant 1
ZSP41699-1ASide B Runout Stamped, Variant 1
ZSP41698-1B -Side A Runout Stamped, Variant 2
ZSP41699-4B -Side B Runout Stamped, Variant 2
ZSP41698-2ESide A - Stamped, Variant 1
ZSP41699-2CSide B - Stamped, Variant 1
ZSP41698-1B -Side A - Stamped, Variant 2
ZSP41699-1B -Side B - Stamped, Variant 2
CO57656-1FA-side stamped
CO58051-1DB-side stamped
CO 57656Side A label
CO 58051Side B label
ZSP41698-1ESide A - Stamped
ZSP41699-1E IISide B - Stamped
ZSP 41698Side A - Label
ZSP 41699Side B - Label
ZSP41698A-side label
ZSP41699B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Germany | Philips 322 141 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Germany | Philips 322 141 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Philips 322 141 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-40955First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-40955First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-40955First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-40955First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1957 | Australia | Coronet KS-187First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia 40955First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia 4-40955First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-40955First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-40955First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 40955First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Columbia 4-40955First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Love Me To Pieces / Love are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia 4-40955, released June 24, 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-40955, 40955, KS-187, 322 141 BF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP41698-1B and ZSP41699-1A. 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.
