Vinyl pressings
by Nina Simone · 1969
To Love Somebody was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
R XPRS -4311--2S -A/ARunout side A - Variant 1
R XPRS--4312--2S -A\BRunout side B - Variant 1
R XPRS -4311--5S -A/ARunout side A - Variant 2
R XPRS--4312--2S -A2DRunout side B - Variant 2
XPRS -4311--1S I+ A1Side A runout
XPRS-4312- 1S I+ A1Side B runout
XPRS-4311Side A label
XPRS-4312Side B label
R XPRS -4311--3SRunout side A - Variant 1
R XPRS--4312--3SRunout side B - Variant 1
XPRS -4311--3S HRunout side A, stamped, variant 2
XPRS -4312--3S HRunout side B, stamped, variant 2
X2PP 9476-1EA side runout
X2PP 9477-1EB side runout
X2PP 9476A side label
X2PP 9477B side label
XPRS 4311-1[Side A]
XPRS 4312-1[Side B]
A3A8 XPRS-4311--1SSide A runout
XPRS-4312-1S N3A7Side B runout
XPRS 4311Side A label
XPRS 4312Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-4152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-4152First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-4152First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-4152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | RCA Victor 740.607 / RCA Victor LSP-4152First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 4152First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 4152 / RCA Victor LSP-4152First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Israel | RCA Victor LSP-4152First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Jamaica | RCA Victor LSP-4152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-4152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | RCA Victor RD 8018First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | RCA Victor SF 8018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4152First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4152First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | RCA Victor LSP 34033LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | RCA Victor LSP-4152LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1978 | Australia | RCA VAL1 0184 / RCA VAL1-0184LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4m807LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4152LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1047 / RCA Victor LSP-4152LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1047 / RCA Victor MOVLP1047LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1047LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-4152LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | RCA Victor 740.607 / RCA Victor LSP-4152LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | RCA SHP-6074LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | RCA SHP-6074LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
27 vinyl pressings of To Love Somebody are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1969 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-4152.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-4152, RD 8018, SF 8018, 740.607) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R XPRS -4311--2S -A/A and R XPRS--4312--2S -A\B. 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.
