Vinyl pressings
by The Platters · 1967
With This Ring / If I Had Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 5 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.
MU-1229-1 XDeadwax A, variant 1
MU-1229-2Deadwax B, variant 1
MU-1229-1 X X X XDeadwax A, variant 2
MU-1229-2Deadwax B, variant 2
MU-1229-1 MR △65031Runout A
MU-1229-2Runout B
MU-1229-1Label A
MU-1229-2Label B
MU-1229-1 X XA-Side Runout Etching
MU-1229-2B-Side Runout Etching
MU 1229-1A-Side Label
MU 1229-2B-Side Label
MU-1229-1A Side Runout Etched (Variant 1)
MU-1229-2B Side Runout Etched (Variant 1)
MU-1229-1 Nashville Matrix 5A Side Runout (Variant 2)
MU-1229-2 5 Nashville MatrixB Side Runout (Variant 2)
MU-1229-1 Nashville Matrix 5Runout A
Nashville Matrix MU-1229-2 5Runout B
MU 1229-1Label A
MU 1229-2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia MU-4-1229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Musicor Records MR 6036First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS 2588First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MU 1229First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MU 1229First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MU-1229First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MU 1229First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MU 1229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MU 1229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MU 1229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MU 1229First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SS 2007First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SS 2007First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SS 2007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Stateside SS 21507", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of With This Ring / If I Had Love are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1967 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Musicor Records MU 1229, released February 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MU 1229, MU-1229, SS 2007, MU-4-1229) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MU-1229-1 X and MU-1229-2. 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.
