Vinyl pressings
by Mercy · 1969
Love Can Make You Happy was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, 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.
39517WS1799A-1FRunout A, etched, variant 1
39518WS1799B-1HRunout B, etched, variant 1
o 39517WS1799A-1F A 3 PSide A runout, variant 2
o 39518 WS1799-1H A PSide B runout, variant 2
39517 WS1799A-1Cside A etched
39518 WS1799B-1C Aside B etched
39517 WS 1799A - 1B A6 T o IA Side Runout
39518 WS 1799B - 1B A1 o T IB Side Runout
(S39517)A Side Label
(S39518)B Side Label
Ჷ I 39517 WS1799A - 1C ○ A1A Side Runout
2 I 39518 WS1799B - 1C ○ A1B Side Runout
(S39517)A Side Label
(S39518)B Side Label
2 / 39517 WS1799A-1C 0side A etched
A3side A etched
2 / 39518 WS1799B-1C 0side B etched
A4side B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Brazil | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WLP 75.019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records Inc. WS 1799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records SLPW 1559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1799 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records BP-8736First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS-1799First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS-1799First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS-1799 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS-1799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS-1799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records W 1799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS-1799LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Love Can Make You Happy are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Brazil, Canada, France and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS-1799.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS-1799, WLP 75.019, WS 1799, SLPW 1559) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 39517WS1799A-1F and 39518WS1799B-1H. 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.
