Vinyl pressings
by The Paris Sisters · 1961
I Love How You Love Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, the album's first year, in 2 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.
45-GM-SH-810-X [ALC in a circle] ∆-40268 ②Side A, Etched; [ALC in a circle] is stamped
45-GM-SH-811-X [ALC in a circle] ∆-40268-XSide B, Etched; [ALC in a circle] is stamped
GM-SH-810Label side A
GM-SH-811Label side B
GM-SH-810Side A Label
GM-SH-811Side B Label
GM-SH-810Side A Label
GM-SH-811Side B Label
45-GM-SH-810 ∆39759 [Stamped: Alco Research logo]Etched in runout A, Var 1
45-GM-SH-811 ∆39759-X [Stamped: Alco Research logo]Etched in runout B, Var 1
② 45-GM-SH-810-X [Stamped: Alco Research logo] ∆-40268Etched in runout A, Var 2
45-GM-SH-811-X [Stamped: Alco Research logo] ∆-40268-XEtched in runout B, Var 2
45-GM-SH-810-X ALC △-40268 ②Side A Runout
45-GM-SH-811-X ALC △-40268-XSide B Runout
GM-SH-810Side A Label
GM-SH-811Side B Label
45-GM-SH-810 DM [ALCO] [Phoenix] △39759A side runout
45-GM-SH-811 [ALCO] [Phoenix] △39759-X DMB side runout
GM-SH-810A side label
GM-SH-811B side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | London Records M. 17197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Gregmark 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | US | Gregmark 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Gregmark 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Gregmark 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Gregmark 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Gregmark 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Gregmark 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Goldies 45 D-25897", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Collectables COL 12977", Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Reissue, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | US | Collectables COL 12977", Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Reissue, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Eric Records 1017", Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Reissue, 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of I Love How You Love Me are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1961 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Canada. One of them is Gregmark 6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6, M. 17197) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-GM-SH-810-X [ALC in a circle] ∆-40268 ② and 45-GM-SH-811-X [ALC in a circle] ∆-40268-X. 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.
