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The Shangri-LasLong Live Our Love / Sophisticated Boom Boom

Vinyl pressings

Long Live Our Love / Sophisticated Boom Boom

by The Shangri-Las · 1966

15 pressings8 countriesVocalPop

Long Live Our Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Long Live Our Love

15 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 8 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.

US

1966
Label and catalog number
Red Bird RB-10-048
Format
7", 45 RPM, Styrene
Runout / matrix

L/S-1166A Label

L/S-1150B Label

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US

1966
Label and catalog number
Red Bird RB 10-048
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

LS1166Scrawled in runout Side A

LS1150 XScrawled in runout Side B

LS-1166Label A

LS-1150Label B

Full details of this pressing

US

1966
Label and catalog number
Red Bird RB 10-048
Format
7", 45 RPM, Styrene
Runout / matrix

LS 1166Runout A, etched

LS 1150Runout B, etched

LS 1166A-side label

LS 1150B-side label

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US

1966
Label and catalog number
Red Bird RB-10-048
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo
Runout / matrix

L/S-1166A side label

L/S-1150B side label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 15 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966AustraliaRed Bird RB-10-048First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1966CanadaRed Bird B-3399XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966JapanRed Bird JET-1666First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966New ZealandRed Bird RB-10-048First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1966ScandinaviaRed Bird LS-10First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966South AfricaRed Bird TSR 96First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966UKRed Bird RB 10 048First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1966USRed Bird RB-10-048First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Styrene
1966USRed Bird RB 10-048First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966USRed Bird RB 10-048First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1966USRed Bird RB 10-048First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Styrene
1966USRed Bird RB-10-048First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1966USRed Bird RB 10-048First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
1966UKRed Bird RB 10 048First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1966UKRed Bird RB 10 048First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. ALong Live Our Love2:42
  2. BSophisticated Boom Boom2:08

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Long Live Our Love are there?

15 vinyl pressings of Long Live Our Love are listed here, from 8 countries.

When was Long Live Our Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Red Bird RB-10-048.

How do I tell if my copy of Long Live Our Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RB-10-048, RB 10-048, RB 10 048, B-3399X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L/S-1166 and L/S-1150. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Long Live Our Love on vinyl worth?

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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