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Percy FaithToday's Themes For Young Lovers

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Today's Themes For Young Lovers

by Percy Faith · 1967

10 pressings6 countriesVocalEasy ListeningJazzPop

Today's Themes For Young Lovers 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Today's Themes For Young Lovers

7 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.

US

1967
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS 9504
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Pitman Press
Runout / matrix

o XSM 118187 1-C 2 PA side stamped

o XSM118188-1G PB side stamped

XSM 118187A side label

XSM 118188B side label

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US

1967
Label and catalog number
Columbia CL 2704
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP 118185Side 1 label

XLP 118186Side 2 label

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US

1967
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS 9504
Format
LP, Stereo · Terre Haute pressing
Runout / matrix

o XSM 118187 1BA side stamped variant 1

T XSM118188-1B-0B side stamped variant 1

XSM 118187 1-E o A TSide A Runout etched variant 2

XSM 118188 o 1-E B TSide B Runout etched variant 2

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Canada

1967
Label and catalog number
Columbia CS 9504
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XSM 118187 1-DSide 1 runouts

0 XSM118188-1GSide 2 runouts

XSM 118187Side 1 label

XSM 118188Side 2 label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967CanadaColumbia CS 9504First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1967CanadaColumbia CL 2704First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1967New ZealandCBS SBP 473429 / CBS SBP-473429First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967USColumbia CS 9504First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967USColumbia CL 2704First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967USColumbia CL 2704First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1967USColumbia CS 9504First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968AustraliaCBS SBP-233438LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968ItalyCBS S 63089LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyColumbia S 63 089LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)2:40
  2. A2Yellow Days2:25
  3. A3There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World)3:17
  4. A4I Can Hear The Music3:15
  5. A5Release Me3:17
  6. A6Mary In The Morning3:20
  7. B1Can't Take My Eyes Off You2:45
  8. B2Windy2:50
  9. B3A World Of Whispers2:30
  10. B4Happy Together2:52
  11. B5Somethin' Stupid2:52

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Today's Themes For Young Lovers are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Today's Themes For Young Lovers are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.

When was Today's Themes For Young Lovers first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia CS 9504.

How do I tell if my copy of Today's Themes For Young Lovers is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9504, CL 2704, SBP 473429) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XSM 118187 1-C 2 P and o XSM118188-1G P. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Today's Themes For Young Lovers on vinyl worth?

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.

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