Vinyl pressings
by Spinners · 1972
Could It Be I'm Falling In 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.
16 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ST-A-24952-7 SP MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA 1-1Side A Runout
ST-A-24953-7 MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA SP 1-1Side B Runout
ST-A-24952 SPSide A Label
ST-A-24953 SPSide B Label
STA-24952-7 PP-AT/Runout, Side A, Etched, variant 1
ST-A-24953 [Frankford/Wayne Phila] -10Runout, Side B, Etched, Except [Stamped], variant 1
STA-24952-9 [Frankford/Wayne Phila]Runout, Side A, Etched, variant 2
ST-A-24953 [Frankford/Wayne Phila] -10 PPRunout, Side B, Etched, Except [Stamped], variant 2
ST-A-24952 MASTERED AT FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. -11 [MR logo] △90323Side A runout
ST-A-24953-12 MASTERED AT FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. [MR logo] △90323-XSide B runout
ST-A-24952-MOSide A label
ST-A-24953-MOSide B label
ST-A-24952-90 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ғʀᴀɴᴋғᴏʀᴅ/ᴡᴀʏɴᴇ ᴘʜɪʟᴀ.Run-out Side A, etched (Frankford stamped)
A-24952-5 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ғʀᴀɴᴋғᴏʀᴅ/ᴡᴀʏɴᴇ ᴘʜɪʟᴀ.Run-out Side B, etched (Frankford stamped)
ST-A-24952-PLLabel Side A
A-24952-PLLabel Side B
ST-A-24952 SPSide A Label
A-24952 SPSide B Label
ST-A-24952 SPSide A Label
A-24952 SPSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic 45-2927xFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic AT 2927First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Atlantic ATL 10283First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-2927First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-1197AFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 10283First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Atlantic ATL.116First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Panama | Atlantic 2927First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Peru | Atlantic ATL 2927First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Portugal | Atlantic N-S-28-135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2927First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2927First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2927First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2927First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic 45-2927First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Music Hall 32.0087", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | France | Société De Pressage De Disques 102837", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | France | Société De Pressage De Disques 102837", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
29 vinyl pressings of Could It Be I'm Falling In Love are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, France, Jamaica and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2927, released December 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2927, 45-2927x, AT 2927, ATL 10283) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-24952-7 SP MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA 1-1 and ST-A-24953-7 MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA SP 1-1. 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.
