Vinyl pressings
by The Impressions · 1976
Loving Power was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 6 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.
1 S CU-5009-41288-1 A C 2Side I runout, variant 1
1 S CU-5009-41289-1 B ESide II runout, variant 1
1 S CU-5009-41288-1B ASide I runout, variant 2
1 S CU-5009-41289-1A A3Side II runout, variant 2
CU-5009 41288-1-WB · ─◁Runout side A
CU-5009 41288-2-WB #2 · ─◁Runout side B
S41,288Label side A
S41,289Label side B
CU-5009-41288-1-1• W-1 •- ✲Runout side 1
CU-5009-41289-1-2• W-1 •- ✲Runout side 2
\ S CU-5009-41288-1B A4Side A runout
\ S CU-5009-41289-1C A4Side B runout
S41,288Side A label
S41,289Side B label
K·56211·A1 ALLEN A 1Runout side A
K·56211·B1 ALLEN A 1Runout side B
K 56211 ALabel side A
K 56211 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 3.01-404-088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Curtom CU 5009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 211 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56211First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 211LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Italy | Curtom W 56211First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Curtom K 56211First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | RSO RSS 010 / RSO 2394 233LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | Curtom K 56211First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1976 | US | Curtom CU 5009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Curtom CU 5009First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Curtom CU 5009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Curtom CU 5009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | RSO RS-1-3055 / RSO 2394 233LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | RSO RSS 010 / RSO 2394 233LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RSO RS-1-3055LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Loving Power are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1976 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Curtom CU 5009, released February 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CU 5009, K 56211, 3.01-404-088, WB 56 211) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 S CU-5009-41288-1 A C 2 and 1 S CU-5009-41289-1 B E. 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.
