Vinyl pressings
by The Troggs · 1967
Love Is All Around 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.
24 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 14 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.
POF 040 1 F ▽ 3 420A-side stamped
POF 040 2F ▽ 2 420B-side stamped
POF 040 1FA-side label , inverted
POF 040 2FB-side label , inverted
POF 040 1 F ▽ 2 420 1 1 1A-side stamped variant 1
POF 040 2F ▽ 1 1 1 4B-side stamped variant 1
POF 040 1 F ▽ 2 420A-side stamped variant 2
POF 040 2 F ▽ 2 420B-side stamped variant 2
POF 040 1 F ∇ 2 420 1 1 1 3Var. 1 - A-side, stamped
POF 040 2F ∇ 1 1 1 12Var. 1 - B-side, stamped
POF 040 1 F ∇ 2 420 1 1 1 1Var. 2 - A-side, stamped
POF 040 2F ∇ 1 1 3 7Var. 2 - B-side, stamped
POF ▽ 040 1F ▽ 3 420 1 1 1Side A, runout stamped
POF 040 2F ▽ 3 420 1 1 2Side B, runout stamped
POF 040 1FSide A, label [inverted]
POF 040 2FSide B, label [inverted]
POF 040 1 F ∇ 2 420 1 1 1A-side stamped - Variant 1
POF 040 2F ∇ 1 1 1 2B-side stamped - Variant 1
41396 2 MRSide A runout
41397 1 MRSide B runout
1-41396Side A Label
1-41397Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Parlophone A8271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Australia | Parlophone A-8271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Belgium | Fontana 260111 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Fontana F.1607First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | Fontana 260.111 MFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Germany | Hansa Record 19 808 AT / Hansa 19 808 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Hansa Record 19 808 AT / Hansa 19 808 AT7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1967 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20.061First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3247First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.32477", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1967 | Norway | Fontana POF 040First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Rhodesia | Fontana TF 813First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | South Africa | Fontana TF 813First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Fontana 272 357 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Page One POF 040First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Fontana F-16077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
28 vinyl pressings of Love Is All Around are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Page One POF 040, released October 13, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POF 040, F-1607, F 1607, A8271) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POF 040 1 F ▽ 3 420 and POF 040 2F ▽ 2 420. 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.
