US
1977- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 3-10569
- Format
- 7", Single, Styrene · Santa Maria Pressing
- Runout / matrix
ZSS-163322-1-A AZ ssRunout side A, etched
ZSS-163323-1-B AZ sRunout side A, etched
ZSS 163322Label side A
ZSS 163323Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Loggins · 1977
I Believe In Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, 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-163322-1-A AZ ssRunout side A, etched
ZSS-163323-1-B AZ sRunout side A, etched
ZSS 163322Label side A
ZSS 163323Label side B
ZSS-163322-1-F AZ T1Runout side A, etched
ZSS-163323-1F AZ T1Runout side B, etched
ZSS 163322Label side A
ZSS 163323Label side B
CBS S 5441-A1 4 TTYA-side runout
CBS-S-5441-B-1 4B-side runout
S CBS 5441 A°A-side label
S CBS 5441 B°B-side label
CBS S 5441-A1Stamped
TTYEtched
CBS S 5441-B1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | Columbia 3-10569First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461766First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | CBS S CBS 5441First year7", Promo, 45 RPM, Single · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM, Single · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | CBS S CBS 5441First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | CBS S CBS 5441First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10569First year7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10569First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10569First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10569First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BA 2223207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Not On Label10", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 10", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of I Believe In Love are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia 3-10569.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10569, S CBS 5441, BA 461766) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-163322-1-A AZ ss and ZSS-163323-1-B AZ s. 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.