Vinyl pressings
by Major Harris · 1975
I Got Over Love / Loving You Is Mellow was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
STA-31451-7 (SRC) 1-1 F/W AMA etched, SRC stamped
BS ST-A-31297-1 AT SP F/W AMB etched
ST-A-31451 SPA Label
ST-A-31297 SPB Label
ST-A-31451-MOA Label
ST-A-31297-MOB Label
ST-A-31451-PLA Label
ST-A-31297-PLB Label
STA-31450-5 PP F/W ΔMA/ Runout etched
STA-31451-10 PP F/W ΔMB/ Runout etched
ST-A-31450-PLA/ Label
ST-A-31451-PLB/ Label
ST-A-31450-MOLabel, side A
ST-A-31451-MOLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Jamaica | Atlantic 31297First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-1441AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3303First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3303First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3303 / WMOT Records 45-3303First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3303First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3303First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3303 / WMOT Records 45-3303First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3303First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Atlantic 3-17-101-0297", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-33037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of I Got Over Love / Loving You Is Mellow are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Jamaica, Japan. One of them is Atlantic 45-3303, released November 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3303, 31297, P-1441A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-31451-7 (SRC) 1-1 F/W AM and BS ST-A-31297-1 AT SP F/W AM. 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.
