Vinyl pressings
by Shag · 1972
Loop Di Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 13 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.
℗ 1972 ZXDR-51696 Manufactured in GermanyRunout Side A [stamped]
℗ 1972 ZXDR-51697 Manufactured in GermanyRunout Side B [stamped]
SBoth Sides [etched]
ZXDR 51 696Label Side A
℗ 1972 ZXDR-51696 Manufactured in GermanyRunout Side A [stamped]
℗ 1972 ZXDR-51697 Manufactured in GermanyRunout Side B [stamped]
SBoth Sides [etched]
ZXDR 51 696Label Side A
ZXDR-51696-1 IG JT 3CStamped runout, side A
ZXDR-51697-1 KU JT 2DStamped runout, side B
SUPERSTAR J.K. RAYS.Etched runout, side A
{ZXDR.51696}Label, side A
ZXDR 51696-1 SUPERSTAR J.K. 2 D RAYS.Side A runout, variant 1
ZXDR 51697-1 2 DSide B runout, variant 1
ZXDR 51696-1 CB SUPERSTARJ.K. 2B RAYS.Side A runout, variant 2
ZXDR 51697-1 BK 2BSide B runout, variant 2
ZXDR 51696-1 SUPERSTARJ.K. 2 D RAYS.Side A
ZXDR 51697-1 2 DSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Angola | Decca P - UK 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Australia | Decca Y-10042First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Canada | UK Records UK. 49007First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Denmark | UK Records UK 7 / UK Records UK.7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Decca DL 25 533First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Decca DL 25 533First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Lebanon | UK Records UK 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Decca DEC.592First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Portugal | Decca P - UK 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | South Africa | Decca FM.7560First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Sweden | UK Records UK 7 / UK Records U.K. 7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Sweden | Decca DL 25 533 / Decca DL 25533First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Sweden | UK Records UK 7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | UK | UK Records UK 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | UK Records UK 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Old Gold OG 9098 / Lightning Records Ltd. OG 90987", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Old Gold OG 90987", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Loop Di Love are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1972 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Germany, UK, US, Angola and more. One of them is Decca DL 25 533.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 25 533, UK.7, UK 7, 45-49007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ℗ 1972 ZXDR-51696 Manufactured in Germany and ℗ 1972 ZXDR-51697 Manufactured in Germany. 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.
