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Vinyl pressings

Let's Make Love

by Marilyn Monroe · 1960

30 pressings17 countriesSoundtrackPopStage & Screen

Let's Make Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 Let's Make Love

13 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 11 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

1960
Label and catalog number
Columbia CL 1527
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

x''Lp''50601A side label

x''Lp''50602B side 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 30 vinyl pressings

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

1960s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960ArgentinaPhilips PO8436 LFirst yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960AustraliaPhilips BY850003First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960BrazilPhilips SLP-9076First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960CanadaColumbia CS 8327First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960CanadaColumbia CL 1527First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960FrancePhilips B 07.964 RFirst yearLP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
1960ItalyPhilips P 08436 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960JapanPhilips FL-4014First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · MonoLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono
1960PhilippinesColumbia CL-1527First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960UKPhilips B 08436 L / Philips BBL 7414First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960USColumbia CL 1527First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960USColumbia CS 8327First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USColumbia CS 8327LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1960UruguayPHILIPS P 08436LFirst yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973USColumbia Special Products ACS 8327LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1973USColumbia Special Products ACS 8327LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1974NetherlandsCBS 80448LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1986EuropeAll Round Trading AR 31077LP, AlbumLP, Album
1986EuropeAll Round Trading AR 30077LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture discLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc
1986EuropeWorld Music 31077LP, AlbumLP, Album
1986EuropeWorld Music PL 31077LP, AlbumLP, Album
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ColombiaPhilips P 08436 LLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?EuropeWorld Music WM 31077 / World Music AR 31077LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FrancePhilips 6325 150LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FrancePhilips 6325 150LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?NetherlandsPhilips P 08436 LLPLP
?New ZealandPhilips B 08436 LLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?South AfricaCBS ALD 6434LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?SwedenPhilips B 08436 L / Philips BBL 7414LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?UKPhilips 850003BY / Philips SBBL.592LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Let's Make Love3:49
  2. A2Incurably Romantic2:48
  3. A3Latin One2:15
  4. A4Specialization3:34
  5. A5Let's Make Love1:19
  6. B1My Heart Belongs To Daddy5:10
  7. B2Hey You With The Crazy Eyes2:18
  8. B3Strip City3:30
  9. B4Incurably Romantic5:04

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Let's Make Love are there?

30 vinyl pressings of Let's Make Love are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1960 and 1986.

When was Let's Make Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia CL 1527.

How do I tell if my copy of Let's Make Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1527, CS 8327, B 08436 L, PO8436 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, x''Lp''50601 and x''Lp''50602. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Let's Make 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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