Vinyl pressings
by The Dells · 1969
I Can Sing A Rainbow / Love Is Blue 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.
31 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 17 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.
ZCSV142010-1B p 3Stamped in runout side A
ZCSV142011-1B p A 2Stamped in runout side B
ZCSV 142010A-Side Label
ZCSV 142011B-Side Label
17758A side label
17458B side label
17758A Side- Label
17458B Side- Label
STM 3425-6 [Ω-in-a-circle) 17758A Side
STM 3426-6 [Ω-in-a-circle) 17458B Side
ZCSV142010-1B pA side deadwax - stamped
ZCSV142011-1B pB side deadwax - stamped
Delta 76200Stamped in runout side A
Delta 76201Stamped in runout side B
STM 3425-7 17758 SB (MR) ∆76200A-side Runout Etching
STM 3426-7 17458 SB (MR) ∆76201B-side Runout Etching
17758A-side Label
17458B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Chess CH-099First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | Som Maior SMCS-249 / Cadet SMCS-249First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Cadet C 5641First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Denmark | Chess AR 50.005First year7" | 7" |
| 1969 | France | Chess 169 543First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | Chess 75006 / Chess 75 006First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Chess 75 006First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Greece | MeloPhone 45-M-1713First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Ireland | Pye Records CRS 8099First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Cadet DE. 2709First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Mexico | Gamma G 896First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Cadet CA.5641First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Norway | Chess International AR-50-005 / Chess International AR 50 005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Chess CSS 407First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Sweden | Chess International AR-50.005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Chess 1695437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Chess 1695437", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
33 vinyl pressings of I Can Sing A Rainbow / Love Is Blue are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Cadet 5641.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5641, CRS.8099, CRS 8099, CH-099) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZCSV142010-1B p 3 and ZCSV142011-1B p A 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.
