Vinyl pressings
by The Volumes · 1962
I Love You / Dreams was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
D-205 (N) LW(sideways)A-Side Runout, variant 1
D-206 LW(sideways)B-Side Runout, variant 1
D-205 LW [pacman]A-Side Runout, variant 2
D-206 LWB-Side Runout, variant 2
D-205 [Sheldon]Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped]
D-206 [Sheldon]Runout, side B, etched, except [stamped]
D-205Label side A
D-206Label side B
D-205 SheldonRunout A
D-206 SheldonRunout B
D-205Label A
D-206Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | His Master's Voice EA-4475First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Quality 1401XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Fontana 270109 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Chex Records 1002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Chex Records 1002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Chex Records 1002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Chex Records 1002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Chex Records 1002First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Chex Records 1002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Chex Records 1002First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Chex Records 1000.2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Chex Records 10027", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1972 | US | Virgo VO-60127", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Virgo VO 60127", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | Chex Records 10027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Goldies 45 D-25567", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Virgo VO 60127", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Virgo VO 60127", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | TRIP TR-1117", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Virgo VO 60127", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Reissue, Styrene |
20 vinyl pressings of I Love You / Dreams are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Chex Records 1002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1002, 1000.2, 270109 TF, EA-4475) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D-205 (N) LW(sideways) and D-206 LW(sideways). 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.
