UK
1966- Label and catalog number
- Decca F.12377
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
DR.37668Side A label
DR.37669Side B label
Vinyl pressings
by Pinkerton's Assorted Colours · 1966
Don't Stop Loving Me Baby 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.
12 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
DR.37668Side A label
DR.37669Side B label
DRF-37668-T1-1C M 2 0Stamped runout, side A
DRF-37778-T1-1C M 2 0Stamped runout, side B
DR.37668Label side A, within curly brackets
DR.37778Label side B, within curly brackets
DRF-37668-T1-1CRunout side A
DRF-37778-T1-1CRunout side B
DR.37668Label side A
DR.37778Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Denmark | Decca F.12377First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Decca DL 25 244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Germany | Decca DL 25 244First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Hong Kong | Decca F.12377First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Decca DEC.366First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Decca F.12377First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Decca F.12377First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Parrot 45-40,001First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | US | Parrot 45-40,001First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Parrot 45-40,001First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Parrot 45-40,001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1966 | UK | Decca F.12377First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Don't Stop Loving Me Baby are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Denmark, Germany and more. One of them is Decca F.12377.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F.12377, 45-40,001, DL 25 244, DEC.366) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DR.37668 and DR.37669. 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.