Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Nash · 1973
Loving You was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ZSS 157766-1H TIRunout, side A, etched
ZSS 157767-1 H TRunout, side B, etched
ZSS 157766Label side A
ZSS 157767Label side B
ZSS 157766-1E PRunout, side A, etched
ZSS 157767-1 E PRunout, side B, etched
ZSS 157766Label side A
ZSS 157767Label side B
ZSP15765-1Amono Runout [Hand-Etched]
ZSS15766-1Astereo Runout [Hand-Etched]
JZSP 157765mono Label
JZSS 157766stereo label
ZSP 15765-1Fmono runout (etched) (Variant 1)
ZSS 15766-1Fstereo runout (etched) (Variant 1)
ZSP 157765-1E pA-Side Runout (Variant 2)
ZSS 157766-1F p AB-Side Runout (Variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Epic 5-11070First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | CBS CBS S 1992First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | CBS CBS S 1992 / CBS 1992First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S CBS 1992First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S CBS 1992First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Epic 5-11070First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Epic 5-11070First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Epic 5-11070First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Epic 5-11070First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Epic 5-11070First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Epic 5-11070First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS CBS 19927", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | South Africa | CBS SSC.13037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS S CBS 19927", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Loving You are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is Epic 5-11070.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-11070, S CBS 1992, CBS S 1992) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 157766-1H TI and ZSS 157767-1 H T. 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.
