Vinyl pressings
by King Floyd · 1970
Groove Me / What Our Love Needs was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 6 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.
CH-435-A Mastercraft PRRun-out area side A
CH-435-B Mastercraft PRRun-out area side B
435-AMaster No., printed on label, side A
435-BMaster No., printed on label, side B
CH-20057-3 AT DK W ML SRCRunout Side A
CH-20058-1 AT DK W SRCRunout Side B
CH-20057 SPLabel Side A
CH-20058 SPLabel Side B
CH-20057-3 AT DK WSide A etched
CH-20058-1 W AT DKSide B etched
CH-20057 MOLabel Side A
CH-20058 MOLabel Side B
w CH-20057-3 SRC AT DKA-Side Runout Etching
CH-20058-2 SRC AT DK wB-Side Runout Etching
CH-20057 SPLabel Side A
CH-20058 SPLabel Side B
CH-435-A Mastercraft PRRun-out area side A
CH-435-B Mastercraft PRRun-out area side B
435-AMaster No., printed on label, side A
435-BMaster No., printed on label, side B
CH-20057 W AT DKLabel Side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Atlantic CH-435First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Greece | Atlantic 2091 051First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Atlantic CH 435First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Atlantic CH 435First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | Atlantic P-1019AFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Japan | Atlantic P-1019AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 533First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Chimneyville Records CH No. 435First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | US | Chimneyville Records CH-435First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Chimneyville Records 45-435First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | US | Chimneyville Records CH-435First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Chimneyville Records CH NO. 435First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | US | Chimneyville Records CH-435First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Chimneyville Records CH-435First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Chimneyville Records CH-435First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Benelux | Atlantic 10.1217", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 5337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 101217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 101217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 101217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
27 vinyl pressings of Groove Me / What Our Love Needs are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Greece, Jamaica and more. One of them is Chimneyville Records CH No. 435.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CH No. 435, CH-435, 45-435, CH NO. 435) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CH-435-A Mastercraft PR and CH-435-B Mastercraft PR. 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.
