Vinyl pressings
by The Partridge Family · 1970
I Think I Love You was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
42 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 21 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.
9646 [Squiggle] ARPRunout side A
9647 [Squiggle] ARPRunout side B
9646Label Side A
9647Label Side B
9646Label A
9647Label B
9646 BSide A runout, variant 1
9647 BSide B runout, variant 1
9646 B LW [?initials]Side A runout, variant 2
9647 BSide B runout, variant 2
(Ƨ) 9646 LW Rc 22448A-Side runout, var. 2
9647 22439B-Side runout, var. 2
(Ƨ) 9646 Lw 22437A-Side runout, var. 3
9647 22438B-Side runout, var. 3
9646-1BRunout A, variant 1
9647 -1ARunout B, variant 1
P 9646 -1A 3Runout A etched except P 3 stamped, variant 2
P 9647 -1ARunout B etched except P stamped, variant 2
9646-s 1-1 ⓟ P.R.Side A
9647Side B
9646Label Side A
9647Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Bell Records BLL-9216First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Belgium | Stateside 4C 006-92006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Bell Records GT 74 XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Bell Records BELL. 910XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Bell Records GT 74 XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Denmark | Bell Records BLL 130First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Bell Records 2C006-92006MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Bell Records 910First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Greece | Bell Records 7526First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Ireland | Bell Records BELL (I) 1130 / Bell Records 910First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Ireland | Bell Records BELL (I) 1130First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR BL 20.143First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR BL 20.143First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Stateside BELL 910First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Japan | Bell Records BELL-88037First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Stateside BLL 1130 / Stateside CSS 113217" | 7" |
| ? | Peru | Odeon Del Peru 111317", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Turkey | Stateside TSS 4071 / Bell Records BLL 11307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
49 vinyl pressings of I Think I Love You are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Bell Records 910, released August 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 910, B-910, BELL 910, B 910) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9646 [Squiggle] ARP and 9647 [Squiggle] ARP. 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.
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