Vinyl pressings
by The Clovers · 1959
Love Potion No. 9 was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
ZTSP 29042 ...A-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP 29041-1.B-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP 29042A-side label
ZTSP 29041A-side label
ZTSP29042... DRunout, side A, etched, Variant 1
ZTSP 29041-1Runout, side B, etched, Variant 1
ZTSP29042..Runout, side A, etched, Variant 2
ZTSP 29041-1..Runout, side B, etched, Variant 2
UA-180 A ZTSP 29042 Δ 30655A side runout, etched
ZTSP 29041 Δ30654B side runout, etched
ZTSP 29042A side label matrix
ZTSP 29041B side label matrix
ZTSP 29042 35DA-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP 29041 35DB-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP 29042A-side label
ZTSP 29041A-side label
ZTSP 29042A-side label
ZTSP 29041A-side label
ZTSP29042 T
ZTSP29041 T
ZTSP 29042A-side label
ZTSP 29041A-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | London Records 45-HL-1584First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-180 XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | London Records DL 20 288First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | New Zealand | London Records NZL-T.465First year7" | 7" |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLT 8949First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLT 8949First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings HLT8949First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | US | United Artists Records UA 180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | United Artists Records UA 180First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | United Artists Records UA 180First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | United Artists Records UA 180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | United Artists Records UA 180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | United Artists Records UA 180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | United Artists Records UA 180First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | London American Recordings 45-HLT 8949First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UA 16187", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1963 | US | United Artists Records UA 16187", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UA 16187", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | United Artists Records XW1337", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | United Artists Records XW 1337", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records X 1337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | United Artists Records XW1337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA 1807", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 1337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records XW1337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | United Artists Records XW1337", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Love Potion No. 9 are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1959 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA 180.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA 180, 45-HLT 8949, HLT8949, 45-HL-1584) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP 29042 ... and ZTSP 29041-1.. 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.
