Vinyl pressings
by Ray Conniff And The Singers · 1961
Somebody Loves Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XLP53000-1F-P IIIII XRunout side A, variant 1
XLP53001-1E P IIIIIII XRunout side B, variant 1
XLP53000-1J PRunout side A, variant 2
XLP53001-1AB PRunout side B, variant 2
XLP53000-1F-P IIIII XSide A runout
XLP53001-1E P IIIIIII XSide B runout
XLP53000-1H- BHIIISide A runout
XLP53001-1F - BHIIIIISide B runout
(x"Lp" 53000)Side A label
(x"Lp" 53001)Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Unknown | Philips BBL 7485 / Philips B 47110 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Australia | Coronet KLL 1674First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Columbia CL 1642First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Columbia CS 8442First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Italy | Philips B 47110 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Philips 847 110 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Philips B 47110 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Philips 847 110 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Coronet KLL 1674 / Coronet KLL1674First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Philips SBBL 7485 / Philips 847 110 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Philips SBBL 632 / Philips 847 110 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Columbia CL 1642First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Columbia JS7-31 / Columbia JS731First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Columbia CS 8442First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Columbia C 11214First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 13 0487 / CBS 1 13 0487LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 8442LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 13 0487 / CBS 1 13 0487LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | CBS S 62333LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | CBS S52911 / CBS S 52911LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | CBS S 62333LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 11075LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Brazil | CBS Harmony 148082LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 1642LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Philips B 47110 LLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products P 11495 / Columbia P 11495LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10128LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1642LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1642LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Columbia CL 8442 / Columbia CS 8442LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
39 vinyl pressings of Somebody Loves Me are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1961 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CL 1642.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1642, JS7-31, CS 8442, C 11214) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP53000-1F-P IIIII X and XLP53001-1E P IIIIIII X. 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.
