US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Fax Record Company FAXLP 1001
- Format
- LP

Vinyl pressings
by Unknown Artist · 1962
Erotica (The Rhythms Of Love) 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.
12 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year. 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.
FAX 1001 B RE1A side runout
FAX 1001 B RE2B side runout
FAX 1001 B RE1Side A machine stamped variant 1
FAX 1001 B RE2Side B machine stamped variant 1
FAX 1001 A RE2Side A machine stamped variant 2
FAX 1001 B RE2Side B machine stamped variant 2
FAX 1001 A RE 2A-Side Runout Etching
FAX 1001 B RE 1B-Side Runout Etching
FAX LP 1001 A 759 ΔSide A Dead Wax / Scrawled
FAX LP 1001 B 760 ΔSide B Dead Wax / Scrawled
FAX-LP 1001-ASide A Label Matrix
FAX-LP 1001-BSide B Label Matrix
DA-BEACON-LP-#1001-A CO-P40-ASide 1 hand etched
DA-BEACON-LP-#1001-B CO-P-40-B LWSide 2 hand etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Kent KST-556LP, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Sax Records SAL-100 / Fax Record Company FAX-LP 1001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Good Humor GH-69LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Fax Record Company FX 8001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Pornophonic Records PP-33LP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| ? | US | Fax Record Company FAXLP 1001 / Fax Record Company FAX-LP 1001LP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Erotica (The Rhythms Of Love) are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1962 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Fax Record Company FAXLP 1001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FAXLP 1001, FAX-LP-1001, No. 1001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.
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