I Can't Stop Loving You / Georgia On My Mind

by Ray Charles · 1970

11 pressings6 countriesEasy ListeningJazzBlues

I Can't Stop Loving You was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of I Can't Stop Loving You

1 pressing came out in 1970, 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.

Japan

June 1970

Label and catalog number: ABC Records HIT-1756
Format: 7", 45 RPM, Single

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s5 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
1970	Italy	Stateside 3C 006-92008 M7", 45 RPM, Reissue	7", 45 RPM, Reissue
1970	Italy	Stateside 3C 006-92008 M7", 45 RPM, Reissue	7", 45 RPM, Reissue
1970	Japan	ABC Records HIT-1756First year7", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1972	Japan	Probe IPR-100967", 45 RPM	7", 45 RPM
1972	Netherlands	London Records 6101 2737", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single

Year unknown6 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
?	Unknown	Gold Request Records GR2001 / Gold Request Records GR20027", Single, 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial	7", Single, 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial
?	Belgium	Decca 6198 4137", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
?	Belgium	ABC Records 80317", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
?	Belgium	Decca 6198 4137", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
?	Canada	Underground Records URC 10347", 45 RPM	7", 45 RPM
?	US	Gold Request Records GR-20017", 45 RPM, Sampler, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing	7", 45 RPM, Sampler, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing

Tracklist

AI Can't Stop Loving You4:12
BGeorgia On My Mind3:36

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I Can't Stop Loving You are there?

11 vinyl pressings of I Can't Stop Loving You are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.

When was I Can't Stop Loving You first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Japan. One of them is ABC Records HIT-1756, released June 1970.

How do I tell if my copy of I Can't Stop Loving You is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HIT-1756) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I Can't Stop Loving You on vinyl worth?

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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