Vinyl pressings
by The Drifters · 1975
There Goes My First Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
5C 006-96819-A//26541-1-Y 5 1 1Runout side A
5C 006-96819-B//26542-1-Y 5 1 1Runout side B
5C 006-96819 ALabel side A
5C 006-96819 BLabel side B
BELL 1433 A - 1URunout, A-side, stamped
COOKIERunout, A-side, etched
BELL 1433 B - 1URunout, B-side, stamped
BELL 1433ASide A, label
4C006 96819 - A/1Side A runout variant 1
4C006 96819 - B/1Side B runout variant 1
4C006 96819 - A/1Side A runout variant 2
4C006 96819 - B/1ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Belgium | Bell Records 4 C 006-96819 / EMI 4 C 006-96819First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Bell Records 1C 006-96 819 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-96 819First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Ireland | Bell Records BELL 1433First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Bell Records BL 300First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | South Africa | Bell Records BLJ 113First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Spain | Bell Records 1 J006-96.819First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Bell Records BELL 1433First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Arista BELL 1433First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Bell Records BELL 1433First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Bell Records 5C 006-96819 / Bell Records 5C 006-96 819First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Bell Records BELL-10959First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Not On Label 968197", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
12 vinyl pressings of There Goes My First Love are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Netherlands, UK, Belgium, Germany and more. One of them is Bell Records 5C 006-96819, released September 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-96819, BELL 1433, 4 C 006-96819, 1C 006-96 819) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C 006-96819-A//26541-1-Y 5 1 1 and 5C 006-96819-B//26542-1-Y 5 1 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.
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