Vinyl pressings
by The Flirtations · 1969
Need Your Loving was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 4 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.
DR43556 ̷D̷R̷4̷4̷3̷5̷6̷ LW Bre (Ƨ) Bell Sound 17675Runout Side A
DR44579 LW Bre Bell Sound 17676Runout Side B
DR 43556Label Side A
DR 44579Label Side B
DR43556 (MR) Bell Sound sm Δ76960Side A runout etched
DR44579 (MR) Bell Sound sm Δ76961Side B runout etched
DR 43556Side A label matrix
DR 44579Side B label matrix
DR 43556-1ASide A
DR 44579-1ASide B
DR 44579Side A
DR 43556Side B
DR 44579 LW BellSound Bre 17676A-Side Runout Etching
DR 43556 DR 4̶4̶3̶5̶6̶ Ƨ LW BellSound Bre 17675B-Side Runout Etching
DR 44579A-Side Label
DR 43556B-Side Label
DR43556 [MR logo] Bell Sound sm △76960Side A runout etched
DR44579 [MR logo] Bell Sound sm △76961Side B runout etched
DR 43556Side A label matrix
DR 44579Side B label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Deram DEM 85048First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Sweden | Deram DM 302First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Deram DEM 85048First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Deram 45-85048First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Deram 45-85048First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Deram 45-85048First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Deram 45-85048First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Deram DEM 85048First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Japan | Deram D-1057First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Deram DM 50027", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Deram DEM 850487", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Need Your Loving are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Japan, Canada, Sweden. One of them is Deram 45-85048.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-85048, DEM 85048, D-1057, DM 302) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DR43556 ̷D̷R̷4̷4̷3̷5̷6̷ LW Bre (Ƨ) Bell Sound 17675 and DR44579 LW Bre Bell Sound 17676. 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.
