US
1969- Label and catalog number
- Curtom CR 1946
- Format
- 7", Single · Pitman
- Runout / matrix
o CR-1946A-2 P 10Runout side A, etched
CR 1946 B-1 PRunout side B, etched
Vinyl pressings
by The Impressions · 1969
Say You Love Me / You'll Be Always Mine 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.
8 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
o CR-1946A-2 P 10Runout side A, etched
CR 1946 B-1 PRunout side B, etched
CR 1946 ALabel Side A
CR 1946 BLabel Side B
1946 A-6 ARPRunout side A, etched
1946 B-6 ARPRunout side B, etched
CR-1946A-4 S 1Runout side A, etched
CR 1946 B-3 SRunout side B, etched
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 | Curtom CURTOM 1946XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | France | Buddah Records 610048First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Curtom CR 1946First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | US | Curtom CR 1946First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Curtom CR 1946First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Curtom CR 1946First year7", Single, Mispress | 7", Single, Mispress |
| 1969 | US | Curtom CR 1946First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | US | Curtom CR 1946First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | Buddah Records 12 01 0747", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Radio Active Gold RD-267", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Radio Active Gold RD 267", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Say You Love Me / You'll Be Always Mine are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada, France. One of them is Curtom CR 1946.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CR 1946, CURTOM 1946X, 610048) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o CR-1946A-2 P 10 and CR 1946 B-1 P. 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.