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
Vinyl pressings
by Percy Faith · 1967
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.
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.
o XSM 118187 1-C 2 PA side stamped
o XSM118188-1G PB side stamped
XSM 118187A side label
XSM 118188B side label
XLP 118185Side 1 label
XLP 118186Side 2 label
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
XSM 118187 1-DSide 1 runouts
0 XSM118188-1GSide 2 runouts
XSM 118187Side 1 label
XSM 118188Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9504First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CL 2704First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473429 / CBS SBP-473429First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9504First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2704First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2704First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9504First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP-233438LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | CBS S 63089LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Columbia S 63 089LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Today's Themes For Young Lovers are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia CS 9504.
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.
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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