US
1955- Label and catalog number
- Decca DL 8122
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Gloversville Pressing
- Runout / matrix
MG4021T6Runout Side A
MG4022T6Runout Side B
MG 4021Label Side A
MG 4022⦿Label Side B
Vinyl pressings
by The Four Aces · 1955
Mood For Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1955, 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.
MG4021T6Runout Side A
MG4022T6Runout Side B
MG 4021Label Side A
MG 4022⦿Label Side B
MG4021T4Variant 1 - Runout Side A
MG4022T4Variant 2 - Runout Side B
MG4021T4 1PVariant 2 - Runout Side A
MG4022T3 1PVariant 2 - Runout Side B
MG4021T2 3Runout Side A
MG4022T2 3Runout Side B
DL 8122 MG 4021Label Side A
DL 8122 MG 4022Label Side B
IIG 4021 SSide A runout, stamped
IIG 4022 SSide B runout, stamped
MG-4021Side A label
MG-4022Side B label
MG4021T3 PSRunout Side A
MG4022T3 PSRunout Side B
MG4021T5 PSRunout Side A
MG4022T5 PSRunout Side B
DL 8122 MG 4021Label Side A
DL 8122 MG 4022Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Australia | Festival Records FR12-1517First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Canada | Decca DL 8122First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Italy | Fonit DL 8122First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Decca DL 8122First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Decca DL 8122First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Decca DL 8122First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | New Zealand | Festival Records FR12-1517LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Decca DL 8122LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Ecuador | MCA Records LP-33591LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan | Decca MVJJ-30065LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Popular Records E-249LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Columbia 330SX 7542LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Brazil | Decca SLP-7804LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Mood For Love are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1955 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, Australia, Canada, Italy. One of them is Decca DL 8122.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 8122, FR12-1517) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG4021T6 and MG4022T6. 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.

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