Vinyl pressings
by Steve & Eydie · 1963
I Want To Stay Here / Ain't Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ZSP-75269-1A TIStamped side A, except TI etched, variant 1
ZSP-75270-1B TIIIStamped side A, except TIII etched, variant 1
ZSP-75269-1A TIStamped side A, except TI etched, variant 2
ZSP-75270-1B TIStamped side A, except TIII etched, variant 2
ZSP-75269-1D HHHStamped side A, variant 1
ZSP-75270-1C HStamped side B, variant 1
ZSP 75269Label Side A
ZSP75270Label Side B
ZSP-75269-1GRunout Side A
ZSP-75270-1HRunout Side B
ZSP 75269Label Side A
ZSP 75270Label Side B
AAG 163 ▽ 1F ▽ 1//420 1 1 1Stamped side A
AAG 163 ▽ 2F ▽ 1//420 1 1 2Stamped side B
AAG-163.1FLabel side A
AAG-163.2FLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | CBS BA-221045First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia 4-42815First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Hong Kong | CBS BA 320,047 / CBS 4-42815First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Ireland | CBS EAAG 163First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | CBS 1.219First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461019First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Scandinavia | CBS AAG 163First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Scandinavia | CBS AAG 163First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | CBS AAG 163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | CBS BA 320,047First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | CBS AAG 163First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42815First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42815First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42815First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | US | Columbia 4-42815First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of I Want To Stay Here / Ain't Love are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-42815.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-42815, AAG 163, BA 320,047, BA-221045) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-75269-1A TI and ZSP-75270-1B TIII. 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.
