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Laurindo AlmeidaFor My True Love

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For My True Love

by Laurindo Almeida · 1959

19 pressings5 countriesRomanticLatinClassical

For My True Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of For My True Love

6 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 3 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.

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records P8461Capitol Records P-8461
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Scranton Pressing
Runout / matrix

P1-8461-D27#2 [Anvil]Runout Side A Stamped

P2-8461-D4 A [Anvil]Runout Side B Stamped

(P1-8461)Label Side A

(P2-8461)Label Side B

Full details of this pressing

Australia

1959
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records P-8461
Format
LP, Mono · Flipback
Runout / matrix

P1-8461-D24Side A runout etched

22-8431-D10Side B runout etched

P1-8461Side A label

P2-8461Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 19 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959AustraliaCapitol Records P-8461First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959CanadaCapitol Records SP8461First yearLPLP
1959CanadaCapitol Records P8461 / Capitol Records P-8461First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USCapitol Records P8461 / Capitol Records P-8461First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959USCapitol Records SP8461 / Capitol Records SP-8461First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959USCapitol Records P8461 / Capitol Records P-8461First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966AustraliaWorld Record Club T/4084 / World Record Club T-4084LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1966AustraliaWorld Record Club ST-4084 / World Record Club T/4084LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1969AustraliaWorld Record Club S/4084 / World Record Club S-4084LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1970s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970AustraliaWorld Record Club S/4084 / World Record Club S-4084LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1974AustraliaWorld Record Club S/4084 / World Record Club S-4084LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1976New ZealandWorld Record Club 1694 CLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1976AustraliaWorld Record Club R-00208 / World Record Club S/4084LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1977AustraliaWorld Record Club R-00208 / World Record Club S/4084LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1978AustraliaWorld Record Club R-00208 / World Record Club S/4084LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UKCapitol Records P 8461 / Capitol Records P8461LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USAngel Records S-36076LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USCapitol Records SP8461 / Capitol Records SP-8461LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USCapitol Records P 8461 / Capitol Records P-8461LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Jota
  2. A2Cancion
  3. A3Polo
  4. A4Pavane, Op. 50
  5. A5Lass From The Low Countree
  6. A6Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
  7. A7Galliard: Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
  8. B1Passarinho Está Cantando
  9. B2Modinha
  10. B3Prelude
  11. B4Au Bois Du Rossignolet (The Myrtle Bower)
  12. B5Plaisir D'Amour
  13. B6Gagliarda
  14. B7O Cessate Di Piagarmi
  15. B8Gigue
  16. B9Bist Du Bei Mir

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of For My True Love are there?

19 vinyl pressings of For My True Love are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1978.

When was For My True Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records P8461.

How do I tell if my copy of For My True Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P8461, SP8461, P-8461) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is For My True Love on vinyl worth?

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.

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