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Vinyl pressings

Let's Live For Today

by The Grass Roots · 1967

30 pressings15 countriesGarage RockFolk RockPop RockRock

Let's Live For Today 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Let's Live For Today

19 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 9 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.

US

July 1967
Label and catalog number
Dunhill D-50020
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

D-50020-A LWRunout, side A

D-50020-B LWRunout, side B

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US

July 1967
Label and catalog number
Dunhill DS 50020
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

DS-50020-A LWSide One

DS-50020-B LWSide Two

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US

July 1967
Label and catalog number
Dunhill DS 50020Dunhill 50020
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

DS-50020-S-A [MR] △10733Side A runout

DS-50020-S-B [MR] △10733-XSide B runout

50020-A-SSide A label

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US

July 1967
Label and catalog number
Dunhill DS-50020Dunhill DS 50020
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

DS-50020-A LWSide A runout

DS-50020-B LWSide B runout

Full details of this pressing

US

July 1967
Label and catalog number
Dunhill 50020-SDunhill D 50020
Format
LP, Stereo · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

D-50020-S-A (MR) △10733Runout side A

D-50020-S-B (MR) △10733-XRunout side B

50020-A-SLabel A

50020-B-SLabel B

Full details of this pressing

US

July 1967
Label and catalog number
Dunhill DS 50020Dunhill ST 91213
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

DS-50020-A LWRunout side A

DS-50020-B LWRunout side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 30 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s23 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967BrazilRCA Victor DLP-5005First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1967CanadaDunhill DS 50020 / RCA Victor DS-50020First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967CanadaDunhill D 50020 / RCA Victor D-50020First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967ItalyRCA Victor SIV 45First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967JapanVictor SHP-5659First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1967JapanVictor SHP-5659First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1967MexicoRCA Victor MIL-4036First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1967New ZealandRCA Victor D-50020First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1967PeruRCA Victor D50020First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1967South AfricaRCA Victor 32.279First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1967South AfricaRCA RST 73First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1967USDunhill DS 50020 / Dunhill ST 91213LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1967USDunhill DS 50020 / Dunhill T 91213LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1967USDunhill D-50020First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1967USDunhill D-50020First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
All 23 pressings from the 1960s
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971USDunhill DS 50020 / ABC Records DS 50020LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971USDunhill DS 50020 / ABC Records DS 50020LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1972AustraliaWorld Record Club S/5035 / World Record Club S-5035LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaRCA Victor AVL-3760LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?GermanyRCA Victor LSD 10148 / RCA LSD 10148LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?IsraelRCA Victor D-50020LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UruguayRCA VICTOR AVL - 3760LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Things I Should Have Said2:30
  2. A2Wake Up, Wake Up2:50
  3. A3Tip Of My Tongue2:29
  4. A4Is It Any Wonder2:42
  5. A5Let's Live For Today2:35
  6. A6Beatin' Round The Bush2:30
  7. B1Out Of Touch2:50
  8. B2Won't You See Me2:56
  9. B3Where Were You When I Needed You2:59
  10. B4No Exit2:34
  11. B5This Precious Time3:01
  12. B6House Of Stone2:40

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Let's Live For Today are there?

30 vinyl pressings of Let's Live For Today are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1967 and 1972.

When was Let's Live For Today first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Brazil, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Dunhill D-50020, released July 1967.

How do I tell if my copy of Let's Live For Today is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D-50020, DS 50020, DS-50020, 50020-S) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D-50020-A LW and D-50020-B LW. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Let's Live For Today on vinyl worth?

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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