US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Imperial LP-12375
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
LP-12375-1Runout Side A Etched
LP-12375-BRunout Side B Etched
LP-12375-ALabel- Side A
LP-12375-BLabel- Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Slim Whitman · 1968
In Love The Whitman Way was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
LP-12375-1Runout Side A Etched
LP-12375-BRunout Side B Etched
LP-12375-ALabel- Side A
LP-12375-BLabel- Side B
LP-12375-ARunout Side A Etched
LP-12375-B 114 114Runout Side B Etched
LP-12375 SIDE 1 1-A 0 \Side A, runout
LP-12375 SIDE 2 1-A 1 02Side B, runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Imperial SIRL-932,855First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Imperial LP-12375First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Imperial SIRL-932,855 / Imperial SIRL-932855First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Liberty LBL 83113EFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Imperial LP-12375First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Imperial LP-12375First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Imperial LP-12375First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Liberty LBS 83113EFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | United Artists Records L32855LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Liberty LN-10186LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Liberty LN-10186LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of In Love The Whitman Way are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Imperial LP-12375.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP-12375, LBS 83113E, LBL 83113E, SIRL-932,855) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LP-12375-1 and LP-12375-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.