Vinyl pressings
by The Dells · 1969
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.
14 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 7 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.
LPS-829 Side 1 STM-3606-3 1T #17900 XCSV142074-1ASide A runout, variant 1
XCSV142075-1A Side 2 STM-3607-3 #17901 LPS-829Side B runout, variant 1
LPS 829 Side 1 17900 T 1 XCSV142074-1̶A̶ 1C 1 STM-3606-7 ΩSide A runout, variant 2
LPS-829 T 1 XCSV142075-1A Side 2 o ⑧ STM-3607-3 #17901Side B runout, variant 2
LPS-17900 MR [Circled] Δ 13739 LPS 829 Side-1 17900 [Underlined] STM 3606-5 SBEtchings Side A
LPS-17901 MR [Circled] Δ 13739-X LPS 829 Side-2 17901 STM 3607-5 SBEtchings Side B
17900Label Side A
17901Label Side B
X5RS-3984-1 STM-3606-1 Side-1 LPS-829 17900 SBSide A runout, variant 1
X5RS-3985-1 LPS-829 Side-2 #17901 SB STM 3607-1Side B runout, variant 1
X5RS-3984-1 STM-3606-1 Side-1 LPS-829 17900 SB I + Λ2Side A runout, variant 2
X5RS-3985 -+2 STM-3607-6 #17901 LPS-829 + I Side 2 C8 B1Side B runout, variant 2
XCSV142074-1BSide A Runout Stamped Variant 1
XCSV142075-1B (1D etched)Side B Runout Stamped Variant 1
LPS-829 Side- 1 17900 STM-3606-4 SBSide A Runout Etched Variant 1
STM-3606-7 LPS - 829 Side 2 17901Side B Runout Etched Variant 1
A 3 LPS-829 Side- 1 17900 STM-3606-4 SB XCSV142074-1B oA-Side Runout Etching
2 STM-3607-7 Θ LPS-829 Side 2 17901 p XCSV142075-1̶B̶ 1DB-Side Runout Etching
XCSV-142074 #17900A-Side Label
XCSV-142075 #17901B-Side Label
X5RS3984-1 STM-3606-1 Side-1 LPS-829 17900 SB : +Runout, Side A
X5RS 3985-1 LPS-829 Side-2 #17901 SB STM 3607-1Runout, Side B
X5RS-3985 #17901Center Label, Side A
X5RS-3985 #17901Center Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Chess CHLS-266First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Cadet LPS-829First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Chess 69 512 / Chess 69512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Chess 275 024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Chess 275 024First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Italy | Cadet D. 30-188First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1816LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1969 | US | Cadet LPS 829First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Cadet LPS-829First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Cadet LPS-829First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Cadet LPS 829First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Cadet LPS 829First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Cadet LPS-829 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Cadet LPS-829First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Chess CRLS.4555First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Cadet LPS 829LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Cadet LPS 829 / Cadet LPS-829LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Cadet LPS 829 / Cadet LPS-829LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Love Is Blue are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Cadet LPS 829.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPS 829, LPS-829, LPS-829 DJ, CRLS.4555) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LPS-829 Side 1 STM-3606-3 1T #17900 XCSV142074-1A and XCSV142075-1A Side 2 STM-3607-3 #17901 LPS-829. 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.
