Vinyl pressings
by New Inspiration · 1970
Rainbow (I Love You) was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
FO-70652/1 :Variation 1 Side A runout, etched
FO - 70653 /1Variation 1 Side B runout, etched
FO-70652/1Variation 2 Side A runout, stamped
FO - 70653 / 1Variation 2 Side B runout, etched
FO-70652 /1Variation 1 Side A runout, stamped
FO - 70653 /1Variation 1 Side B runout, etched
FO 70652/3Variation 2 Side A runout, stamped
FO 70653/3Variation 2 Side B runout, stamped
FO-70652 /1Runout Side A variant 1
FO - 70653 /1Runout Side B variant 1
FO 70652/2 ᴬRunout Side A variant 2
FO 70653/2 ᴬRunout Side B variant 2
FO-70652 /1ΛRunout side A
FO-70653 /1ΛRunout side B
Fo 70652Label side A
Fo 70653Label side B
FO-70652 /IRunout Side A, Stamped
FO-70653 /1Runout Side B, Etched
Fo 70.652Label Side A
Fo 70653Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Belgium | Decca 95/23.909-X / Decca 95/23.909 XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | Decca 95/23.909 XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | Decca 95/23.909 XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | Decca 95/23.909 X / Decca 95/23.909-XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | Decca 95/23.909 X / Decca 95/23.909-XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Portugal | Decca PE 108First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Disques Carrere 6061 1337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | France | Disques Carrere 6061 1337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Metronome M 25 2887", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Greece | Philips 6071 6517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Greece | Philips 6071 6517", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1971 | Italy | Durium Marche Estere DE.27547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Negram NG 2177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Scandinavia | CBS CBS 70857", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Spain | Decca MO 10817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Red Bird Records RBS 40097", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Disques Carrere 6061 1337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Lebanon | Decca F 231477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Madagascar | Disques Carrere 6061 1337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Rainbow (I Love You) are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Belgium, Portugal. One of them is Decca 95/23.909-X.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 95/23.909-X, 95/23.909 X, PE 108) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FO-70652/1 : and FO - 70653 /1. 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.
