Vinyl pressings
by Perry Como · 1963
The Songs I Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PHRS-3097--1S D5Variant 1 Side A Runout
PHRS-3098--1S I CIVariant 1 Side B Runout
PHRS-3097--6S B3 RVariant 2 Side A Runout
PHRS-3098--6S A1 RVariant 2 Side B Runout
PHRM--3095--1S ⅠΛ2side A runout stamped
PHRM--3096--1S ⅠΛ2side B runout stamped
PHRM-3095side A label
PHRM-3096side B label
PHRM--3095--2S A1 RSide A runout
PHRM--3096--5S A1 RSide B runout
PHRM-3095Side A label
PHRM-3096Side B label
PHRS -3097- 1S D5Runout Side A
PHRS -3098--1S 1 A1Runout Side B
PHRS-3097-4SRunout side A
PHRS-3098-4SRunout side B
PHRS-3097Label side A
PHRS-3098Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2708First yearLP | LP |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2708First yearLP | LP |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-2708First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Israel | RCA Victor LPM 2708 / RCA Victor LPM-2708First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Philippines | RCA Victor LSP-2708First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7582First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2708First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2708 / RCA Victor LPM 2708First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2708 / RCA Victor LPM 2708First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LSP 2708First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Japan | Victor SHP-5263LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | RCA RCA-5108LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | RCA RVP-6368LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2708 / RCA Victor LSP 2708LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Victor 31,746LP | LP |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2708LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of The Songs I Love are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-2708.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-2708, LPM-2708, LSP 2708, RD-7582) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHRS-3097--1S D5 and PHRS-3098--1S I CI. 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.
