Vinyl pressings
by Ray Conniff And The Singers · 1970
Love Story 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.
10 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 10 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.
o PAL 30498 1A AA-side runout variant 1
o PBL 30498 1A AB-side runout variant 1
o PAL 30498 1-F PA-side runout variant 2
o PBL 30498 1-F PB-side runout variant 2
1-4218A-side label
1-4218B-side label
S 64020-ARunout side A
S 64020-BRunout side B
AL 30498Label Side 1
AL 30499Label Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | CBS SBP 233938First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia C 30498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Colombia | Columbia 1-4218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | CBS S 64020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | India | CBS C 30498 / CBS C. 30498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Israel | CBS S 64294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Columbia C 30498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | CBS SBP-473872First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Singapore | CBS C 30498First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia C 30498First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | CBS 137730LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia CQ 30498LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1971 | Ecuador | CBS Columbia LP-13391LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Europe | CBS 64294LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | CBS CBS S 64294LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 12 450 / CBS CBS 64294-2LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Discos CBS 19092 / Discos CBS 19.092LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia C 30498LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Costa Rica | CBS C-30498LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 44003LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Spain | CBS S-64294LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | CBS CS-10.063LP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of Love Story are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1970 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada, Colombia and more. One of them is Columbia C 30498.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 30498, SBP 233938, 1-4218, S 64020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o PAL 30498 1A A and o PBL 30498 1A A. 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.
