Vinyl pressings
by The Emotions · 1977
Best Of My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 20 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.
T ZSS 16273 1E [TML-M]Runout, side A, etched
ZSS-163274-1G AZ SRunout, side B, etched
ZSS 163273Side A Label
ZSS 163274Side B Label
ZSS 16273 1A TML-M S 1Side A Runout, etched, TML-M is stamped, variant 1
ZSS-163274-1G AZ S 1Side B Runout, etched, variant 1
ZSS 163273 1A TML-M SSSide A Runout, variant 2
ZSS163274 1B TML-S SSide B Runout, variant 2
p ZSS 162373 1C TML-MA runout
p ZSS 163274 1C TML-MB runout
ZSS 163273A label
ZSS 163274B label
ZSS 163273 1CSide A Runout:
ZSS163274 1CSide B Runout:
ZSS 163273Side A Label:
ZSS 163274Side B Label:
CBS-S-5555-A-2 TTY ⋀Runout, A-side
CBS-S-5555-B-1Runout, B-side
S CBS 5555A*Label, A-side
S CBS 5555B*Label, B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argentina | Discos CBS 22.911First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | CBS BA 222321First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Brazil | CBS 33949First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | Columbia 3-10544First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Chile | CBS 11167First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Europe | CBS CBS 5421 / CBS 5421First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | CBS CBS S 5421 / CBS 5421First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Germany | CBS CBS S 5421 / CBS 5421First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Greece | CBS CBS 5555First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Italy | CBS CBS 5421First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Jamaica | Columbia 3-10544First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 173First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 173First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 403First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 5421First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Best Of My Love are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Costa Rica, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10544, released May 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10544, S CBS 5555, 11763, 22.911) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS 16273 1E [TML-M] and ZSS-163274-1G AZ S. 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.
