Vinyl pressings
by Robert Knight · 1967
Everlasting Love / Somebody's Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 9 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.
RS5-117 Nashville Matrix 125A Side Runout
RS5-118 Nashville Matrix 125B Side Runout
RS5-117A Side Label
RS5-118B Side Label
RS5-117 Nashville Matrix 125A Side Runout
RS5-118 Nashville Matrix 125B Side Runout
RS5-117A Side Label
RS5-118B Side Label
RS5-117A-side label
RS5-118B-side label
RS5-117 Nashville Matrix (MR) 125 Δ67024
RS5-118 Nashville Matrix (MR) 125 Δ67024-X
RS5-117 Nashville Matrix(Italic) 125A Side Runout
RS5-118 Nashville Matrix(Italic) 125B Side Runout
RS5-117A-side label
RS5-118B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Monument PK-2018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Monument RS 705First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | France | Monument 680 007 / Monument 680007First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Germany | Monument MN 705First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Monument MNS NP 74005First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Monument PK-2018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | South Africa | Monument MON 411First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | UK | Monument MON 1008First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | UK | Monument MON 1008 / Monument RS 705First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | Rising Sons RS45-705First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | Rising Sons RS 45-705First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Rising Sons RS 45-705 DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Rising Sons RS 45-705First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Rising Sons RS 45-705First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Rising Sons RS 45-705First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Greece | CBS CBS 3014227", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Monument TD-7057", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Monument MNL 2 / Rising Sons Music Inc. RS 7057", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Monument RS 45-7057", Single | 7", Single |
22 vinyl pressings of Everlasting Love / Somebody's Baby are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1967 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Rising Sons RS 45-705, released June 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 45-705, RS45-705, RS 45-705 DJ, MON 1008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RS5-117 Nashville Matrix 125 and RS5-118 Nashville Matrix 125. 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.
