Vinyl pressings
by Petula Clark · 1966
My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
NPL 18141 A1 △HRunout, A-side, stamped
NPL 18141 B2 △HRunout, B-side, stamped
KTRunout, A-side and B-side, etched
NPL.18141-AA-side label
39083 WS 1630 A 1CHand etched, Side A
39084 WS 1630 B 1CHand etched, Side B
39083 WS1630A 1A T(var. 1) side A runout etched
39084 WS1630B 1D Λ T(var. 1) side B runout etched
○2 39083 WS 1630A 1B 13Runout, A-side, stamped
39084 WS 1630B 1K ○Runout, B-side, stamped
o 9083 1F 2 W-1630A p /\4Runout Side A Etched, o.2,p,/\4 Stamped
o 9054 1F 1 W-1630B p C 3Side B Etched, o,1,p,C3 Stamped
9083Label Side A
9084Label Side B
Ƨ o 9083-W-1630A-1C. o E4Runout A
Ƨ o 9054 W-1630-B /JRunout B
9083Label A
9084Label B
WS 1630 A 1B S 39083 [etched] ^ 7 0 [stamped]Side 1 runout
WS 1630 B 1A S 39084 [etched] ^ h 0 [stampedSide 2 runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Astor PLP 1157 / Astor PLP-1157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Brazil | Mocambo 40.330First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1630First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1630LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1630First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1630First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1630 / Warner Bros. Records 1630First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1630 / Warner Bros. Records 1630First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Disques Vogue LD 698-30 / Disques Vogue LD. 698-30First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | France | Disques Vogue LD 698-30First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Israel | Disques Vogue 30190 / Disques Vogue LDS 698 30First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | South Africa | Disques Vogue VGL 7011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Pye Records NPL 18141 / Pye Records NPL.18141First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1630First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1630LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Opus LV. 25.005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Disques Vogue LD 698 / Disques Vogue LD 698 30LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W 1630LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Taiwan | Leico Record PLS-3092LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1630LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1630LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 1630 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1630LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1630 / Warner Bros. Records 1630LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 1630 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1630LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of My Love are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Pye Records NPL 18141.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NPL 18141, WS 1630, W 1630, PLP 1157) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NPL 18141 A1 △H and NPL 18141 B2 △H. 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.
