Vinyl pressings
by Nat King Cole · 1965
L-O-V-E 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.
18 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
ST-1-2195-B2 &Side A Stamped
ST2-2195-WE#2 &Side B Stamped
T1-2195-WV-P(var. 1) scratched in runout side A
ST2-2195-X2-P(var. 1) scratched in runout side B
T-1-2195-F-3 3 ✲Side A runout
T-2-2195-F-3 2 ✲Side B runout
T1-2195Side A label
T2-2195Side B label
T1 2195 - F 2 #2 IAM[In Triangle]Var. 1 - Stamped side A; etched #2
T2 2195 G 1 #2 IAM[In Triangle]Var. 1 - Stamped side B; etched #2
T1-2195-P7 IAM[In Triangle]Var. 2 - Stamped side A
T-2-2195-F2 IAM[In Triangle]Var. 2 - Stamped side B
ST-1-2195-A-3 ✲Side A, Etched
ST-2 2195-A-3 / ✲Side B, Etched
(ST1-2195)Side A Label
(ST2-2195)Side B 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 | Argentina | Capitol Records T-2195 / Capitol Records T 2195First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2195 / Capitol Records ST-2195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2195 / Capitol Records T-2195First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Capitol Records SMK 83915 / Capitol Records ST 1-2195First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | India | Capitol Records T 2195First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Mexico | Capitol Records TM 2195First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Turkey | Gramofon Limitet Şirketi T-2195First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Capitol Records T 2195First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2195First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2195 / Capitol Records ST-2195First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2195First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2195 / Capitol Records T-2195First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2195 / Capitol Records T-2195First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2195 / Capitol Records ST-2195First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2195 / Capitol Records T-2195First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Capitol Records EMS 1117LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Capitol Records EMS 1117 / Capitol Records 26 1059 1LP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records ST 2195 / Capitol Records ST-2195LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Capitol Records T 2195LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records CP 7190 / Capitol Records ST-2195LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records T 2195 / EMI T2-2195LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 2195LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Capitol Records T 2195 / Capitol Records T-2195LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of L-O-V-E are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1965 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST 2195.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 2195, T 2195, T-2195, SMK 83915) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-2195-B2 & and ST2-2195-WE#2 &. 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.
