Vinyl pressings
by The Fifth Dimension · 1971
Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 12 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.
6060-SA Bestway [Artisan logo] 1-11-71Runout side A, variant 1
6060-SB 1-11-71 [Artisan logo]Runout side B, variant 1
6060-SA Bestway [Artisan logo] 1-11-71Runout side A, variant 2
6060-SB Bestway [Artisan logo] 1-11-71Runout side B, variant 2
P 6060-SA [Artisan logo]Runout A
P 6060-SB [Artisan logo]Runout B
6060-SA-BWLabel A
6060-SB-BWLabel B
6060 -SA RE1 [Artisan logo] [MR logo] △15529Runout side A, variant 1
6060 -SB RE2 [Artisan logo] [MR logo] △15529-XRunout side B, variant 1
6060 ̶1̶1̶0̶2̶ -SA [MR logo] [Artisan logo] △15529Runout side A, variant 2
6060 ̶1̶1̶0̶2̶ -SB [MR logo] △15529-X [Artisan logo]Runout side B, variant 2
6060-SA AL [Artisan logo] 2-11-71Side A runout, variant 1
6060-SB AL [Artisan logo] 2-11-71Side B runout, variant 1
6060-SA AL [Artisan logo] 2-11-71Side A runout, variant 2
6060-SB 1-11-71 [Artisan logo]Side B runout, variant 2
6060-SA-I-I-IIRunout side A, variant 1
6060-SB-I-I-IIRunout side B, variant 1
6060-SA-I-I-II [Artisan logo] PR. xRunout side A, variant 2
6060-SB-I-I-II [Artisan logo] PR. xRunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | EMI 5204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Bell Records SBLL 6060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | Odeon MOFB 9007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Brazil | Odeon SMOFB 9007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 6060First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 6060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Bell Records 2C062-92446First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Bell Records BELL 6060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | Ricordi International SNIR-BL 25.023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Bell Records SBLL 6060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Philippines | Bell Records 6060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Stateside SCSL 3045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Bell Records SBLL 144 / Bell Records 1E 062 ◦ 92446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Bell Records BELL 6060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Bell Records BELL 6060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Bell Records BELL-58013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Bell Records BELL-58013LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Venezuela | Odeon SOLP-7183 / Bell Records S.6060LP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Bell Records BELL 6060.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BELL 6060, 6060, SBLL 144, 5204) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6060-SA Bestway [Artisan logo] 1-11-71 and 6060-SB 1-11-71 [Artisan logo]. 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.
