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Toots ThielemansYour Precious Love

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Your Precious Love

by Toots Thielemans · 1985

11 pressings7 countriesSoul-JazzEasy ListeningJazzFunk / Soul

Your Precious Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Your Precious Love

10 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 6 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.

Netherlands

1985
Label and catalog number
Polydor 825 616-1
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

825 616 1 1Y1 ℗ 1985 670 04 117Side A Runout stamped

825 616 1 2Y 1 ℗1985 670 04 116Side B Runout stamped

825 616-1.1YSide A Label

825 616-1.2YSide B Label

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Japan

July 21, 1985
Label and catalog number
CBS/Sony 28AP 3051
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

28AP-3051A1 1A1 〄CSSide A, stamped

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France

1985
Label and catalog number
B.Sharp Records Production 825 616-1
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

825 616-1 4 ZSide 1 Label

825 616-1 3ZSide 2 Label

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France

1985
Label and catalog number
Eddie Barclay 2405211
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

2405211ASide 1 Label

2405211BSide 2 Label

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1985FranceB.Sharp Records Production 825 616-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985FranceEddie Barclay 2405211First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985ItalyDurium Marche Estere D. Al 30-418First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1985ItalyDurium D.AI 30-418First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985ItalyDurium Marche Estere D. Al 30-418First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985NetherlandsPolydor 825 616-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985SwedenSonet SNTF-939First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985UKSonet SNTF 939First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985JapanCBS/Sony 28AP 3051First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1985JapanCBS/Sony 28AP 3051First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1986CanadaISBA IS-2005LP, AlbumLP, Album

Tracklist

  1. A1Your Precious Love3:54
  2. A2Palabras (Para Nada)6:08
  3. A3Drivin' South3:31
  4. A4Dance Of Whales4:03
  5. B1Waltz For Sonny4:05
  6. B2Break It Up4:21
  7. B3Breakfast For Room 7015:29
  8. B4Midnight Sun6:01

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Your Precious Love are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Your Precious Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.

When was Your Precious Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Netherlands, UK, Japan, France and more. One of them is Polydor 825 616-1.

How do I tell if my copy of Your Precious Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 825 616-1, SNTF 939, 28AP 3051, 2405211) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 825 616 1 1Y1 ℗ 1985 670 04 117 and 825 616 1 2Y 1 ℗1985 670 04 116. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Your Precious Love on vinyl worth?

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.

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