Vinyl pressings
by Mouse & The Traps · 1967
L.O.V.E. Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
FRAT F1000 BRS Nashville Matrix 116A-side runout
FRAT F1000-2 BRS Nashville Matrix 116B-side runout
F 1000-1A-side label
F 1000-2B-side label
1278-45-F-1000-A RRunout A
1278-45-F·1000-BRunout B
1278-45-F1000-ALabel A
1278-45-F1000-BLabel B
UK5M 5060A Side Label
UK5M 5061B Side Label
F-1000-A HA Side
F-1000-B HB Side
1278-45-F1000-ARunout side A
1278-45-F1000-BRunout side B
1278-45-F1000-ALabel side A
1278-45-F1000-BLabel side B
FRAT F1000 BRS Nashville Matrix 116Runout A, etched [Nashville Matrix, stamped italics]
FRAT F1000 BRS Nashville Matrix 116Runout AA, etched [Nashville Matrix, stamped italics]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Singapore | Stateside CSS-3010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Fraternity Records F 1000First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Fraternity Records F 1000First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Fraternity Records F 1000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Fraternity Records F 1000First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Fraternity Records F 1000First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Germany | Racket Records RRK 120017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | President Records PT 1747", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | President Records PT 1747", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Fraternity Records F-10007", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of L.O.V.E. Love are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Singapore. One of them is Fraternity Records F 1000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F 1000, CSS-3010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FRAT F1000 BRS Nashville Matrix 116 and FRAT F1000-2 BRS Nashville Matrix 116. 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.
