Vinyl pressings
by The Tymes · 1963
So Much In Love 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.
12 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. P-7032-AA-1A Side Runout, variant 1
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. P-7032-BB-1B Side Runout, variant 1
P7032A-16B o P S.R.A Side Runout, variant 2
P7032B-16B P S.R. oB Side Runout, variant 2
AudioMatrix RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. P-7032-A1 9-26-63 ARunout A
AudioMatrix RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. P-7032-B1 a 6-26-63Runout B
P-70325-ALabel A
P-70325-BLabel B
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. P-7032-A1
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. P-7032-B1
P-7032-A1 A RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. AudioMatrixRunout side A
P-7032-B1 A RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. AudioMatrixRunout side B
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. P-7032-A1Side A runout, variant 1
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. P-7032-B1Side B runout, variant 1
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. P-7032-AA-1 ASide A runout, variant 2
RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. P-7032-BB-1Side B runout, variant 2
P-7032-A A AudioMatrix RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Side 1, stamped, 2nd A etched, variant 1
P-7032-B A AudioMatrix RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Side 2, stamped, A etched, variant 1
P-7032-AA-1 II AudioMatrix RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Side 1, stamped, II etched, variant 2
P-7032-BB-1 AudioMatrix RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA.Side 2, stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Parkway P 7032 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Cameo Parkway P.7032First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P 7032First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P-7032 / Parkway P 7032First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P 7032 / Parkway P-7032First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P 7032 / Parkway P-7032First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P 7032 / Parkway P-7032First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P-7032 / Parkway P 7032First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P-7032 / Parkway P 7032First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P 7032 / Parkway P-7032First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P 7032 / Parkway P-7032First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Parkway P-7032 / Parkway P 7032First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Japan | London Records GXH-1026LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of So Much In Love are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Parkway P 7032.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P 7032, P-7032, P.7032, P 7032 (C)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. P-7032-AA-1 and RECORDING RECO-ART PHILA. P-7032-BB-1. 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.
