US
1969- Label and catalog number
- Contemporary Records S7622
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
LKS 291 D3 HA-side runout, stamped
LKS 292 D1 HB-side runout, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Phineas Newborn Jr. · 1969
Please Send Me Someone To Love 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.
5 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year. 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.
LKS 291 D3 HA-side runout, stamped
LKS 292 D1 HB-side runout, stamped
LKS 291 D 7 stampedSide 1
LKS 292 D2 StampedSide 2
LKS 291 D6 stamped A7 etchedSide A
LKS 292 D2 stamped A3 etchedSide B
LKS 291 D6A-side runout, stamped
LKS 292 D2B-side runout, stamped
A8A-side runout, etched
4AB-side runout, etched
LKS 291 D3 HA-side runout, stamped
LKS 292 D1 HB-side runout, stamped
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 | US | Contemporary Records S7622First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Contemporary Records S7622First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Contemporary Records S7622First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Contemporary Records S7622First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Contemporary Records S7622First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Contemporary Records SR 3065 / Contemporary Records SR-3065LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Contemporary Records GXC-3113LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Contemporary Records LAX 3132LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Contemporary Records P-7633LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Contemporary Records C062-92076LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Contemporary Records S7622 / Contemporary Records S-7622LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Please Send Me Someone To Love are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1969 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US. One of them is Contemporary Records S7622.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S7622) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LKS 291 D3 H and LKS 292 D1 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.