Vinyl pressings
by The Tokens · 1967
Portrait Of My 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.
8 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.
K-51233-1A pA side deadwax - stamped
K-51231-1B pB side deadwax - stamped
K-51233-1F pA-Side Runout, stamped, Variant 1
K-51231-1A pB-Side Runout, stamped, Variant 1
K-51233-1D T lA side deadwax - stamped
K-51231-1D T lB side deadwax - stamped
K51233A-side label
K51231B-side label
K-51233-1BA side runout
K-51231-1A SB side runout
K51233A side label
K51231B side label
K-51233 LSide A runout, etched
K-51231 LSide B runout, etched
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 | Warner Bros. Records 5900First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records H 186First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Turkey | Warner Bros. Records 5900First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5900First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5900First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5900First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 5900First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 5900First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A 59007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A 59007", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Portrait Of My Love are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Spain and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 5900.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5900, WB 5900, H 186) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-51233-1A p and K-51231-1B p. 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.
