Vinyl pressings
by The Shirelles · 1963
Everybody Loves A Lover was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SCEPTER 1243A ZTSP 86576-1F TIA-side runout, variant 1
SCEPTER 1243B ZTSP 86577-1F TIIB-side runout, variant 1
SCEPTER 1243A ZTSP 86576-1K TIA-side runout, variant 2
SCEPTER 1243B ZTSP 86577-1D TIIIIB-side runout, variant 2
. SCEPTER 1243A-ZTSP 86576-1BA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
. SCEPTER 1243B ZTSP 86577-1CB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
. SCEPTER 1243A-ZTSP 86576-1DA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
. SCEPTER - .S1243B-1A ̶Z̶T̶ ZTSP 86577-1AB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
S 1243 A-2 LWA side runout - etched
S 1243 B LWB side runout - etched
S 1243A-2 LWSide A runout
S 1243 B LWSide B runout
1243 ASide A label
1243 BSide B label
SCEPTER 1243A ZTSP 86576-1AP HA side runout, etched
SCEPTER 1243B ZTSP 86577-1H HB side runout, etched
ZTSP 86576A side label
ZTSP 86577B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | His Master's Voice EA-4523First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2016First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside 45-SS 152First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside 45-SS152First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1243First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1243First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1243First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1243First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1243First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Scepter Records 1243First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reo 8690X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Everybody Loves A Lover are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Scepter Records 1243.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1243, 45-SS 152, 45-SS152, EA-4523) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SCEPTER 1243A ZTSP 86576-1F TI and SCEPTER 1243B ZTSP 86577-1F TII. 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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