Vinyl pressings
by Lee Hazlewood · 1968
Love And Other Crimes was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
P o 30761 RS 6297-1C A 1Runout A variant 1
P o 30762 RS 6297B-1C A 2Runout B variant 1
P o 30761 RS 6297-1C A 2Runout A variant 2
P o 30762 RS 6297B-1C A 4Runout B variant 2
30.761 RS 6297 A-1ASide A variant 1
30.762 RS 6297 B-1ASide B variant 1
30761 RS 6297 A-1B 1 TSide A variant 2
30762 RS 6297 B-1B 2 TSide B variant 2
30761 RS6297A-1A (etched) O (stamped)Runout, Side A
30762 RS6297B-1A (etched) O (stamped)Runout, Side B
S 10761 R6297A-1BSide A runout, etched
1 10762B R6297-1ASide B runout, etched
oSide B runout, stamped
10,761Side A label
A MX159032 RS6297-1Runout, Side A, Stamped
A MX159033 RS6297-2Runout, Side B, Stamped
MX159032Label, Side A
MX159033Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Reprise Records 12.771First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | Australia | Reprise Records 6297 / Reprise Records RS - 6297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6297First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Reprise Records CRV 6089First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6297First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Reprise Records 6297 / Reprise Records RS 6297First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 6297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Reprise Records RSLP 6297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records RS 6297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 6297 / Reprise Records RS 6297First yearLP, Stereo, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Stereo, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records R 6297First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 6297 / Reprise Records RS 6297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-719LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | 1972 if75LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-1879LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Love And Other Crimes are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records 6297, released June 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6297, RS 6297, R 6297, RSLP 6297) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P o 30761 RS 6297-1C A 1 and P o 30762 RS 6297B-1C A 2. 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.
