Vinyl pressings
by The Love Affair · 1968
A Day Without Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 14 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.
7672Machine stamped in run-out area A-side, variant 1
7673Machine stamped in run-out area B-side, variant 1
7672 C9Machine stamped in run-out area A-side, variant 2
7673 B12Machine stamped in run-out area B-side, variant 2
7672Machine stamped in run-out area A-side
7673Machine stamped in run-out area B-side
7672Label A-side
7673Label B-side
7672Label A-side
7673Label B-side
JZSP139156-1AMachine stamped in run-out area A-side
JZSP139157-1AMachine stamped in run-out area B-side
JZSP 139156Label A-side
JZSP 139157Label B-side
MX158482Label side A
MX158483Label side B
JZSP139156-1EMachine stamped in run-out area A-side
JZSP139157-1DMachine stamped in run-out area B-side
JZSP 139156Label A-side
JZSP 139157Label B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BA-221565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Date 2-1627First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | CBS 3674First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS 3674First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS 3674First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition |
| 1968 | Ireland | CBS 3674First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS 3674First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461204First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Norway | CBS 3674 / CBS CBS 3674First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | CBS 3674First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | CBS 2-549First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | CBS SSC 976First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Spain | CBS 3674First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3674First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3674First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | CBS BA 3012067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of A Day Without Love are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is CBS 3674, released August 30, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3674, 2-1627, BA-221565, BA-461204) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7672 and 7673. 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.
