Vinyl pressings
by Nancy Wilson · 1965
Gentle Is My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ST-1-2351-B-3• 1 ✲Side A
ST-2-2351-B-3• 3 ✲Side B
ST1-2351Label, side A
ST2-2351Label, side B
ST1-2351-W13 0Side A runout
ST2-2351-W7 0Side B runout
(ST1-2351)Side A label
(ST2-2351)Side B label
T1-2351-G1 [I AM in triangle]Runout variant 1, side A
T2-2351-P1 [I AM in triangle]Runout variant 1, side B
T1-2351-G2 [I AM in triangle]Runout variant 2, side A
T2-2351-P1 w2 [I AM in triangle]Runout variant 2, side B
T-1-2351-F-3 1 ✲Runout: Side A
T-2-2351-F-3 2 ✲Runout: Side B
T1-2351Label: Side A
T2-2351Label: Side B
T-1-2351-F-3 2 ✲Runout: side A, variant 1
T-2-2351-F-3 2 ✲Runout: side B, variant 1
T-1-2351-F-3 1 ✲Runout: side A, variant 2
T-2-2351-F-3 2 ✲Runout: side B, variant 2
ST-1-2351-B-3• 2 ✲A Side, Etched, 2 and ✲ Stamped
ST-2-2351-B-3• 1 ✲B Side, Etched, 1 and ✲ Stamped
(ST1-2351)A Side, Label
(ST2-2351)B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Capitol Records T 2351First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2351First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Capitol Records T-2351First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Jamaica | Capitol Records T 2351First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Japan | Capitol Records CP 7423First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 2351 / Capitol Records T.2351First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2351 / Capitol Records ST-2351First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Capitol Records T 2351 / EMI ST 2351First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2351 / Capitol Records ST-2351First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T-2351First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2351First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2351First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2351 / Capitol Records ST-2351First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2351 / Capitol Records ST-2351First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records SENC.9813 / Capitol Records SENC-9813LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Number One Records N 9523LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-8-2351 / Capitol Records ST 8-2351LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 2351 / Capitol Records ST-2351LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 2351 / Capitol Records ST-2351LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Gentle Is My Love are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST 2351, released August 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 2351, T-2351, T 2351, CP 7423) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-2351-B-3• 1 ✲ and ST-2-2351-B-3• 3 ✲. 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.
