Vinyl pressings
by Locomotive · 1968
Rudi's In Love 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.
15 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 13 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.
7XCE 21177-1 GM KTRun-out side A, variant 1
7XCE 21178-1 GM KTRun-out side B, variant 1
7XCE 21177-1 GA KT 1Run-out side A, variant 2
7XCE 21178-1 T KT 1Run-out side B, variant 2
7XCE 21177A
7XCE 21178B
7XCE 21177-1 GM KTRun-out side A, stamped
7XCE 21178-1 GM KTRun-out side B, stamped
8972 BESTWAYRunout A
8973 BESTWAYRunout B
8972-BWLabel side A
8973-BWLabel side B
7XCE 21177-1 KTRun-out side A, stamped
7XCE 21178-1 KTRun-out side B, stamped
7 xce 21177Label Side A
7 xce 21178Label 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 | Australia | Parlophone A-8595First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5718First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Odeon FO 138First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Odeon O 23 942 / EMI O 23 942First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Ireland | Parlophone R (I) 5718First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Parlophone QMSP 16441First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 5718First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP 3306First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Odeon OSL 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records B - 754First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1968 | Lebanon | Parlophone MOL 27First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Parlophone R 5718First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Parlophone R 5718First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Parlophone R 5718First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Yugoslavia | Parlophone SP-8227 / Jugoton SP-8227First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | EMI EMI 50337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | EMI EMI 50337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Bell Records B-7547", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
18 vinyl pressings of Rudi's In Love are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1968 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Lebanon, Yugoslavia and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5718, released August 16, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5718, B - 754, MOL 27, SP-8227) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 21177-1 GM KT and 7XCE 21178-1 GM KT. 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.
