Vinyl pressings
by Shirley Bassey · 1958
As I Love You was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 3 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.
AA 425055▽1 -1//420Side A Runout, Stamped
AA 425055▽2 -1// 420Side B Runout, Stamped
AA 425055 1ESide A Label
AA 425055 2ESide B Label
A A 425055▽1E=1 //420 Λ X ΛRunout side A
A A 425055▽2E=1 //420 Λ Λ ΛRunout side B
AA 425055 1ELabel side A
AA 425055 2ELabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Netherlands | Philips 425 055 BEFirst year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1958 | Scandinavia | Philips 425 055 BEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBE 12212 / Philips 425 055 BEFirst year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBE 12212 / Philips 425 055 BEFirst year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBE 12212 / Philips 425 055 BEFirst year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBE 12212 / Philips 425 055 BEFirst year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBE 12212 / Philips BBE.12212First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBE 12212 / Philips 425 055 BEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBE 12212 / Philips 425 055 BEFirst year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBE.12212 / Philips 425 055 BEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | Denmark | Philips 425 055 BE7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1959 | Italy | Philips 425 055 BE7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
12 vinyl pressings of As I Love You are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in UK, Netherlands, Scandinavia. One of them is Philips BBE.12212, released November 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BBE.12212, BBE 12212, 425 055 BE) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 425055▽1 -1//420 and AA 425055▽2 -1// 420. 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.
