Vinyl pressings
by Trini Lopez · 1964
The Love Album was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 7 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.
30433-RS-6165A-(1-B)Side 1 Runout, Variation 1
30434-RS-6165-B-1-BSide 2 Runout, Variation 1
30433 RS-6165A -1ASide 1 Runout, Variation 2
30434-RS-6165-B-1BSide 2 Runout, Variation 2
10433 1F R-6165 A 2 P A3 oSide A runout
10434 1G P R 6165 B 5 oSide B runout
10,433Side A label
10,434Side B label
R6165 A1 ✳ H KT ERunout side A
R6165 B1 ✳ H KT GRunout side B
R.6165-ALabel side A
R.6165-BLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Reprise Records R-6165First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Reprise Records R 6165First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | France | Reprise Records RV 6039 (R-6165)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Reprise Records R6165First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | South Africa | Reprise Records R.6165First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Reprise Records R 6165 / Reprise Records R-6165First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Reprise Records RS-6165 / Reprise Records RS 6165First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Reprise Records R-6165 / Reprise Records R 6135First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Reprise Records R9 6165First yearLP | LP |
| 1964 | US | Reprise Records R 6165First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | Ecuador | Reprise Records LP-12-17010LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | Reprise Records RS-6165 / Reprise Records RS 6165LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Reprise Records R9 6165LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of The Love Album are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records RS-6165.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS-6165, R-6165, R9 6165, R 6165) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 30433-RS-6165A-(1-B) and 30434-RS-6165-B-1-B. 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.
