Vinyl pressings
by The Toys · 1965
A Lover's Concerto was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 10 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.
Δ58413 bell sound 6502 MRA-side runout
Δ58413-X bell sound 6503 MRB-side runout
6502A-side label matrix
6503B-side label matrix
Bell Sound 6502 ARPSide A Runout
Bell Sound 6503 LW ARPSide B RUnout
6502 LW B Bell SoundSide A, etched variant 1
6503 LW B Bell SoundSide B, etched variant 1
6502 LW B Bell SoundSide A runout variant 2
6503 LW Bell SoundSide B runout variant 2
6502 B Bell SoundA- runout
6503 LW Bell SoundB- runout
6502Side A label
6503Side B label
6502A-side label and runout (Variant 1)
6503B-side label and runout (Variant 2)
6502 BA-side label and runout (Variant 2)
6503 LWB-side label and runout (Variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Stateside OSS-187First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Reo 8876XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 23 102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Stateside SS 460First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2106First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2106First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Norway | Stateside SS 460First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | South Africa | Stateside 45-JSS 1074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | Stateside SS 460First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Stateside SS 460First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | DynoVoice Records 209First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | DynoVoice Records 209First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | DynoVoice Records 209First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Dynovoice Records 209First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Dynovoice Records 209First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Goldies 45 D-25597", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Stateside 2097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Million Seller 2097", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of A Lover's Concerto are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1965 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Dynovoice Records 209, released August 24, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 209, SS 460, OSS-187, 8876X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Δ58413 bell sound 6502 MR and Δ58413-X bell sound 6503 MR. 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.
