Vinyl pressings
by Richard Harris · 1970
The Richard Harris Love Album 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.
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.
SSL 5025 A-1Runout - side A
SSL 5025 B-1Runout - side A
SSL.5025ALabel - side A, in parentheses
SSL.5025BLabel - side B, in parentheses
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 | UK | Stateside SSL 5025 / Stateside 1E 062 ◦ 91398First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | Stateside SOSL-10079 / EMI SOSL 10079LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1972 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records DS-50074 / ABC/Dunhill Records DS 50074LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1972 | Canada | Dunhill DS-50074LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1972 | Canada | Dunhill DS-50074LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1972 | New Zealand | World Record Club SLZ 8412 / World Record Club SLZ.8412LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM 6104LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DS-50074 / ABC Records DS-50074LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DS-50074 / ABC Records DS-50074LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DS-50074 / ABC Records DS-50074LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DS 50074 / ABC Records DS 50074LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Dunhill DS 50074 / ABC Records DS 50074LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | World Record Club S/5139 / World Record Club S-5139LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | Australia | World Record Club S/5139 / World Record Club S-5139LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1974 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5008LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of The Richard Harris Love Album are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1970 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK. One of them is Stateside SSL 5025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SSL 5025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SSL 5025 A-1 and SSL 5025 B-1. 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.
