Vinyl pressings
by The Five Americans · 1967
Sound Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 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.
AB-120-A SOUND OF LOVESide A Runout, Variant 1, etched
AB-120-B SYMPATHYSide B Runout, Variant 1, etched
AB-120-A 4192Side A Runout, Variant 3, etched
AB-120-B 3470Side B Runout, Variant 3, etched
120-AA label
120-BB label
SO-4192 5 Nashville MatrixRunout A version 1
SO 3470 5 Nashville MatrixRunout B version 1
SO-4192 5 Nashville MatrixRunout A version 2
SO-3470 Nashville MatrixRunout B version 2
Nashville Matrix 50-4192 5A-Side Runout Etching
50 3470B-Side Runout Etching
4192A-Side Label
3470B-Side Label
Nashville Matrix 50-4192 5A-Side Runout Etching
50 3470B-Side Runout Etching
4192A-Side Label
3470B-Side Label
45 KR 4973-1 R KTRunout (Stamped) Side A
45 KR 4974-1 G KTRunout (Stamped) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Festival Records FK-1805First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Abnak Records AB-120First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Greece | Stateside GSS 189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Disques Vogue J 35147x45 / Jolly Hi-Fi Records J 35147x45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 1201First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-1805First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | South Africa | Stateside JSS 1141First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SS 2036First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SS 2036First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | Abnak Records AB-120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Abnak Records AB-120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | US | Abnak Records 120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Abnak Records AB-120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | US | Abnak Records AB-120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14641First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Sound Of Love are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Abnak Records AB-120.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB-120, 120, SS 2036, DV 14641) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AB-120-A SOUND OF LOVE and AB-120-B SYMPATHY. 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.
