Vinyl pressings
by The Fifth Dimension · 1971
Never My Love 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.
19 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.
Bell-1055-L Re [Artisan Logo] (MR) ∆85996-XSide A Runout
9508-MONO [Artisan Logo] (MR) ∆80328Side B Runout
1055-LSide A Label
9508Side B Label
p Bell-1055-L Re [Artisan logo]Runout A
p Bell 9508 [Artisan logo]Runout B
1055-LLabel A
9508Label B
Bell-1055-L Re 8 23 71 [Artisan logo stamp]A-Side Etched
Bell-9508 8 16 71 [Artisan logo stamp]B-Side Etched
1055-L-BWA-Side Label
9508-BWB-Side Label
Bell-1055-L Re 1-1Runout A, etched
Bell 9508-1-1-1Runout B, etched
1055-LLabel A
9508Label B
p Bell-1055 Re [artisan logo]A-Side Runout Etching
p Bell-1055-L Re [artisan logo]B-Side Runout Etching
1055A-Side Label
1055-LB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Bell Records BLL-9677First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Australia | Bell Records BLL-9677First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 45134XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Bell Records 45-134First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Germany | Bell Records 45-134 / Bell Records 45 134First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Bell Records 45,134First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Japan | Bell Records 88068First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Bell Records 5C 006-92926First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Bell Records BL.276First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Nicaragua | Odeon 01-0611First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | South Africa | Stateside JSS 1341First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Spain | Stateside 1J 006.92.926 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Sweden | Bell Records 4E 006-92926 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Bell Records 45,134First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | US | Bell Records Bell 45-134First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
21 vinyl pressings of Never My Love are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Bell Records 45,134, released September 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45,134, Bell 45-134, Bell 45,134, BLL-9677) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Bell-1055-L Re [Artisan Logo] (MR) ∆85996-X and 9508-MONO [Artisan Logo] (MR) ∆80328. 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.
