Our Everlasting Love / Much Better Off Than I've Ever Been

by Ruby And The Romantics · 1963

13 pressings8 countriesSoulRhythm & BluesFunk / SoulPop

Our Everlasting Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Our Everlasting Love

1 pressing came out in 1963, 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.

Hong Kong

1963

Label and catalog number

Kapp Records K 39

Format

7", 45 RPM, Single · Hollywood Pressing

Runout / matrix

K-7442-5Side A etched

K-7443-6Side B ectched

K-7442A-Side Label

K-7443B-Side Label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s13 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
1963	Hong Kong	Kapp Records K 39First year7", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1964	Australia	Kapp Records K-40417", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1964	Canada	Kapp Records K-5787", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1964	France	Kapp Records KEV 13 007 / Kapp Records KEV. 130077", 45 RPM, EP	7", 45 RPM, EP
1964	Netherlands	Kapp Records K-5787"	7"
1964	UK	London Records HLR 9881 / London American Recordings HLR 98817", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1964	UK	London Records HLR 9881 / London American Recordings HLR 98817", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo	7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1964	US	Kapp Records K-5787", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1964	US	Kapp Records K-5787", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1964	US	Kapp Records K-5787", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo	7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1964	US	Kapp Records K-5787", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo	7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1964	US	Kapp Records K-5787", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo	7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo
1964	Italy	London Records 45-HL 1529 / London American Recordings HL 15297", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

AOur Everlasting Love
BMuch Better Off Than I've Ever Been

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Our Everlasting Love are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Our Everlasting Love are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.

When was Our Everlasting Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Hong Kong. One of them is Kapp Records K 39.

How do I tell if my copy of Our Everlasting Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 39) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-7442-5 and K-7443-6. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Our Everlasting Love on vinyl worth?

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.

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