Vinyl pressings
by Ron Holden · 1959
Love You So / My Babe was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
△31893 45 N-10-AA side runout (variant 1)
△31894 45 N-10-BB side runout (variant 1)
△31893 45 N-10-A DO-259-221 E̶-̶5̶2̶7̶8̶A side runout (variant 2)
△31894 45-N-10-B DO-1159-221 E-5279B side runout (variant 2)
DO-1159-221Side A label
DO-1159-222Side B label
Δ31893 45 N-10-AComplete string runout side A
Δ31894 45 N-10-BComplete string runout side B
DO-1159-221Side A label
DO-1159-222Side B label
Δ31893 45 N-10-AComplete string runout side A
Δ31894 45 N-10-BComplete string runout side B
DO-1159-221Matrix label side A
DO-1159-222Matrix label side B
45 N-10-A DO-1159-222 E 5278 ∆31893Side A Runout
45 N-10-B DO-1159-222 E 5279 ∆31894Side B Runout
DO-1159-221Side A label
DO-1159-222Side B label
789-DO-1159-221C-1A side runout
789-DO-1159-222C-1B side runout
DO-1159-221Side A label
DO-1159-222Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | US | Donna 1315First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Donna 1315First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Donna 1315First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Donna 1315First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1959 | US | Donna 1315First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Donna 1315First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-16457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Canada | Apex 9-766457", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | France | London Records HL U 91167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | London Records DL 20 3337", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HL-U 91167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Nite Owl N-107", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | US | Donna 13157", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1961 | Germany | London Records DL 20 3337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Goldies 45 D-26127", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | Nite Owl N-107", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | India | London Records 45-HLU 91167", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Lana Records 1547", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Eric Records 1377", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 16617", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN1997", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Eric Records 1377", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 16617", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-1997", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-1997", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
25 vinyl pressings of Love You So / My Babe are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1959 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is Donna 1315.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1315) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, △31893 45 N-10-A and △31894 45 N-10-B. 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.
