Vinyl pressings
by Wigwam · 1970
Tombstone Valentine was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 2 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.
LRLP 19 A | |Side 1, stamped
LRLP 19 ASide 1, stamped (Variant 1)
⋅⋅ ⋅⋅⋅Side 1, etched [5 dots, not strictly aligned] (Variant 1)
LRLP 19 BSide 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Verve Forecast FTS 3089-2 / Verve Forecast MGS 2509First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Verve Forecast FTS 3089-2 / Verve Forecast MGS 2509First yearLP, Album, Special Edition | LP, Album, Special Edition |
| 1970 | Finland | Love Records LRLP 19First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Finland | Love Records LRLP 19LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Verve Forecast SVFL 54005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Verve Forecast FTS 3089-2 / Verve Forecast MGS 2508LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Verve Forecast FTS 3089-2LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Finland | Love Records LRLP 19LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Finland | Love Records LRLP 19LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Finland | Svart Records SVR278LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Finland | Svart Records SVR278LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2014 | Finland | Svart Records SVR278LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Finland | Svart Records SVR278LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Finland | Svart Records SVR278LPRELP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Finland | Svart Records SVR278LPRELP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2025 | Finland | Svart Records SVR278LPRELP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Tombstone Valentine are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1970 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Finland, US. One of them is Love Records LRLP 19, released November 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LRLP 19, FTS 3089-2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LRLP 19 A | | and LRLP 19 A. 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.
