Vinyl pressings
by Vikki Carr · 1971
Vikki Carr's Love Story was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
T1 0 PAL-30662-2 1B DSide A (etched except for "D")
T1 PBL 30662-2 1BSide B (etched)
1S PAL-30662-1D D2Side A Runout, etched, variant 2
1 PBL 30662-2 1C o CSide B Runout, etched, variant 2
P P AL 30662-2JSide 1
P P BL 30662-2HSide 2
PAL 30662-1E o SSide A runout
PBL 30662-1E o SSide B runout
AL 30662Side A label
BL 30662Side B label
P AL 30662-2FSide A stamped
PBL 30662-2 1ASide B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia C 30662First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPC-57141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Mexico | CBS CLS 5335First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | Netherlands | CBS S 64425First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Taiwan | Ring Ring Records RLP-2337LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | UK | CBS S 64425First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 30662First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 30662First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 30662First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL-266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia C 30662LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Embassy EMB 31182 / Embassy S EMB 31182LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 32494 / Cameo CBS 32494LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Vikki Carr's Love Story are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1971 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia C 30662.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 30662, S 64425, SOPC-57141, CLS 5335) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 0 PAL-30662-2 1B D and T1 PBL 30662-2 1B. 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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