Vinyl pressings
by The Checkmates LTD. · 1969
Love Is All We Have To Give was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
VERONICA + PHIL p A+M CSG-SP-4265-14 C3A-Side Runout
1 p VERONICA + PHIL 1 A+M CSG-SP 4266-22 2B-Side Runout
CSG-SP-4265A-Side Label
CSG-SP-4266B-Side Label
VERONICA+PHIL A+M CSG-SP 4265-16-RE (MR) △13850 1A-side runout etching
VERONICA+PHIL A+M CSG-SP 4266-15 (MR) △13850-X 2B-side runout etching
SP-4265A-side label
SP-4266B-side label
A&M CSG-SP-4265-16 Δ13852② VERONICA + PHILA-side etched runout
A&M CSG-SP-4266-16 Δ13852-X① VERONICA + PHILB-side etched runout
AMLS 95̶43 A1 KT A̶&̶M̶ ̶C̶S̶G̶-̶S̶P̶4̶2̶6̶5̶-̶1̶9̶-̶R̶E̶-̶[̶M̶R̶]̶ ̶△̶/̶3̶8̶5̶0̶ ̶V̶E̶R̶O̶N̶I̶C̶A̶ ̶&̶ ̶P̶H̶I̶L̶ ̶E̶ ̶Side A runout, variant 1
AMLS 95̶43 B1 KT C A̶&̶M̶ ̶C̶S̶G̶-̶S̶P̶4̶2̶6̶6̶-̶2̶0̶-̶R̶E̶-̶M̶R̶ ̶△̶/̶3̶8̶5̶0̶-̶X̶ ̶V̶E̶R̶O̶N̶I̶C̶A̶ ̶&̶ ̶P̶H̶I̶L̶ ̶E̶ ̶Side B runout, variant 1
AMLS 95̶43 A1 KT F A̶&̶M̶ ̶C̶S̶G̶-̶S̶P̶4̶2̶6̶5̶-̶1̶9̶-̶R̶E̶-̶[̶M̶R̶]̶ ̶△̶/̶3̶8̶5̶0̶ ̶V̶E̶R̶O̶N̶I̶C̶A̶ ̶&̶ ̶P̶H̶I̶L̶ ̶E̶ ̶Side A runout, variant 2
AMLS 95̶43 B1 KT C A̶&̶M̶ ̶C̶S̶G̶-̶S̶P̶4̶2̶6̶6̶-̶2̶0̶-̶R̶E̶-̶M̶R̶ ̶△̶/̶3̶8̶5̶0̶-̶X̶ ̶V̶E̶R̶O̶N̶I̶C̶A̶ ̶&̶ ̶P̶H̶I̶L̶ ̶E̶ ̶Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Argentina | A&M Records 6092First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | A&M Records 212 078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | A&M Records SP 4183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML 933531First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | A&M Records 212 078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Spain | A&M Records HDAS 371-43 / Hispavox HDAS 371-43First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4183First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4183 / Phil Spector Productions SP-4183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4183 / A&M Records SP-4183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4183First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP-4183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Venezuela | A&M Records LPS-77555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 943 / Phil Spector Productions AMLS 943First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | A&M Records AML-40LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Japan | A&M Records AML-40LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | A&M Records SP 4183LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | A&M Records GP-248LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | A&M Records SAML 933531 / Phil Spector Productions SAML-933,531LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records A&M 2055 / A&M Records SA&M 2055LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Israel | A&M Records 212 078LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4183LP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of Love Is All We Have To Give are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1969 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is A&M Records SP 4183.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 4183, SP-4183, AMLS 943, 212 078) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VERONICA + PHIL p A+M CSG-SP-4265-14 C3 and 1 p VERONICA + PHIL 1 A+M CSG-SP 4266-22 2. 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.
