Vinyl pressings
by Spinners · 1965
I'll Always Love You was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 6 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.
AV-LI-L-136312 (etched) S4KM-6885-1-B (stamped) 𝓐𝓡𝓟A side Runout
FQX-137306 (etched) 𝓐𝓡𝓟 S4KM-6895-1 (stamped)B side Runout
DM AY-LI-L-136312Label side A
DM FQX-137306Label side B
S4KM-6885-1-A 10 AV-LI-L-136312 Nashville MatrixRunout, Side A
S4KM-6895-1-A 10 FQX-137306 Nashville MatrixRunout, Side B
DM AY-LI-L136312Label, Side A
DM-FQX-137306Label, Side B
S4KM-6885-1Stamped in runout A side
S4KM-6895-1Stamped in runout B side
57531A Side delta number
57532B Side delta number
[(MR)] Δ57531 DC AY-LI-L-136312 [S4KM-6885-1] ΩA runout etched / [stamped]
Δ57532 FQX-137306 [S4KM-6895-1] ΩB runout etched / [stamped]
DM AY-LI-L-136312A label
DM FQX-137306B label
M-1078-A TIIRunout, Side A etched
M-1078-B TIIRunout, Side B etched
AY-LI-L136312Label, Side A
FQX-137306Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Argentina | Tamla Motown TMS-0518First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown M-1078First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Italy | Tamla Motown DE. 2639First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1078First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1078First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1078First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown M 1078First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1078First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1078First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1078First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1078First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1965 | US | Motown M 1078First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 523First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 523First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5237", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UK | Outta Sight Soul Essentials SEV0207", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 2025 | UK | Outta Sight Soul Essentials SEV0207", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Tamla Motown 10787", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of I'll Always Love You are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Netherlands, Canada and more. One of them is Motown M-1078, released June 4, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M-1078, M 1078, MOTOWN 1078, TMG 523) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AV-LI-L-136312 (etched) S4KM-6885-1-B (stamped) 𝓐𝓡𝓟 and FQX-137306 (etched) 𝓐𝓡𝓟 S4KM-6895-1 (stamped). 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.
