Vinyl pressings
by The Searchers · 1964
Love Potion Number Nine was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
K-7492-6Side A runout, variant 1
K-8312-7Side B runout, variant 1
K-7492-11Side A runout, variant 2
K-8312-7Side B runout, variant 2
K-7492-6 TIIIIIIVariant 1, Side A runout, etched
K-8312-7 TIIIIIIIVariant 1, Side B runout, etched
K-7492-6 TIIIIIIIVariant 2, Side A runout, etched
K-8312-6 TIIIIIIIIVariant 2, Side B runout, etched
K-7492-8 5 RA-side runout
K-8312-2 A3 RB-side runout
K-7492A-side label
K-8312B-side label
K-7492Side A Label
K-8312Side B Label
15750-Alabel side A
15750-Blabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-15750First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KJB 27First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KJB-277", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KJB-27First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KJB-27First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KJB-27First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Pye Records P. 7667", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Norway | Pye Records 7NN 14007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Japan | Pye Records LL-2290-Y7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Peru | Pye Records 7N.155017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Love Potion Number Nine are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1964 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, New Zealand. One of them is Kapp Records KJB-27, released November 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KJB-27, KJB 27, 7N-15750) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-7492-6 and K-8312-7. 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.
