US
1976- Label and catalog number
- Spring Records SP-1-6712
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
SP-1-6712 AS - PRC1 -1-1 PRC STERLING TJSide A Runout
SP-1-6712 BS - PRC 1 1-1 PRC STERLING TJSide B Runout
Vinyl pressings
by Millie Jackson · 1976
Lovingly Yours was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
SP-1-6712 AS - PRC1 -1-1 PRC STERLING TJSide A Runout
SP-1-6712 BS - PRC 1 1-1 PRC STERLING TJSide B Runout
P SP-1-6712 AS - CP1 STERLING TJRunout side 1
P SP-1-6712 BS - CP1 STERLING TJRunout side 1
IS SP-1-6712 AS - CS-3 STERLING TJRunout side A
IP SP-1-6712 BS - CS1 1A STERLING TJRunout side B
SP-1-6712ALabel side A
SP-1-6712BLabel side B
SP-1-6712 AS-CP1 STERLING TJ PA-side runout
SP-1-6712 BS-CP3 STERLING TJ B PB-side runout
SP-1-6712 AA-side label
SP-1-6712 BB-side label
2391252 A//5 IB 11 9 MELYSA-side runout
2391252 B//1 420 03 11B-side runout
2391252 AA-side label
2391252 BB-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Spring Records SP-1-6712First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2391 252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Polydor 2391 252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Polydor MPF 1050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Spring Records MPF 1050First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | Polydor 2391 252 / Spring Records 2391 252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6712First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6712First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6712First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6712LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Spring Records SP-1-6712First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2391 252LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Lovingly Yours are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Spring Records SP-1-6712.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-1-6712, 2391 252, MPF 1050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-1-6712 AS - PRC1 -1-1 PRC STERLING TJ and SP-1-6712 BS - PRC 1 1-1 PRC STERLING TJ. 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.