Vinyl pressings
by Maureen McGovern · 1974
We May Never Love Like This Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 6 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.
T M 2158-AS-22 TML-M TIIIRunout side A, variant 1
M 2158-BS-22 TML-S TIIIIRunout side B, variant 1
T1 M 2158-AS-2 TML-SRunout side A, variant 2
T1 M 2158-BS-2 TML-SRunout side B, variant 2
M2158-AM TML-S 1A sA-Side Runout
M2158-AS TML-S 1B sB-Side Runout
(M-2158-AM)mono label
(M-2158-AS)stereo label
MX45699Side A Label
MX45700Side B Label
10 AA6162039 1W 320 A 1Runout side A, stamped
10 AA6162039 2W 320 CRunout side B, stamped
AA 6162 039 1. WLabel side A
AA 6162 039 2. WLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | 20th Century Records K-5796First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | 20th Century Records 1209-2158First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Canada | 20th Century Records 1209-2158First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | Philips 6162 039 / Phonogram 6162 039First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Panama | Fonodiscos TC-1934First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Panama | 20th Century Records TC-1934First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | South Africa | 20th Century Fox Records PD.1075First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | US | 20th Century Records TC-2158First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | 20th Century Records TC-2158First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | 20th Century Records TC-21587", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Philips 301767", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | Philips 6162 0397", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Interfusion K 57967", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Nicaragua | Sisa Records tc 100117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | 20th Century Records SN-209667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of We May Never Love Like This Again are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is 20th Century Records TC-2158.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TC-2158, K-5796, 1209-2158, 6162 039) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T M 2158-AS-22 TML-M TIII and M 2158-BS-22 TML-S TIIII. 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.
