Vinyl pressings
by Labi Siffre · 1972
Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 9 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.
7N 25576 A-3 ΔG I BCRunout side A, stamped, except [I BC] etched
7N 25576 B-3 ΔG IA BQRunout side B, stamped, except [IA BQ] etched
7N.25576-ALabel side A
7N.25576-BLabel side B
BELL 1312Mono Runout
BELL 1312-SStereo Runout
1312Mono Label
1312-SStereo Label
2001 301 ALabel side A
2001 301 BLabel side B
2001 301-1WLabel side A
2001 301-2WLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Interfusion ITFK-4648First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 2001301First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 2001 301First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Ireland | Pye International 7N25576First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Interfusion ITFK 4648First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Pye International 7N.25576First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Pye International 7N.25576First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Pye International 7N.25576First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Bell Records 45,218First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Polydor 2001 301First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | South Africa | Polydor PS.203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB S - 53.659 / Polydor 2001 301First year7", Single | 7", Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Netherlands, South Africa and more. One of them is Pye International 7N.25576.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.25576, 45,218, 2001 301, PS.203) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N 25576 A-3 ΔG I BC and 7N 25576 B-3 ΔG IA BQ. 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.
