Vinyl pressings
by Wings · 1976
Silly Love Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
48 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 25 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.
7 YCE 21785-1 TD BLAIR 2A-side run-out, stamped / etched, variant 1
7 YCE 21786-1 GMR 2B-side run-out, stamped, variant 1
7 YCE 21785-2 BLAIRA-side run-out, stamped / etched, variant 2
7 YCE 21786-1B-side run-out, stamped, variant 2
7 YCE 21785-1 BLAIRA-side run-out, stamped / etched
7 YCE 21786-1B-side run-out, stamped
7 YCE 21785A-side label
7 YCE 21786B-side label
7 YCE 21785 DJ 2 1/GA-side run-out, stamped
7 YCE 21786-2 1/G BLAIRB-side run-out, stamped, etched
7 YCE 21785A-side label
7 YCE 21786B-side label
S45-X93057 F-4 #3 Wly ✲Side A Variant 1
S45-X93058 F-4 #2 Wly ✲Side B Variant 1
S45-X 93057 F-6· Wly 4 ✲Side A Variant 2
S45-X93058 F-5· 1 ✲ WlySide B Variant 2
S45-X93057 F-4 ─◁ Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout Side A variant 1
S45-X93058 F-4 ─◁ Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout Side B variant 1
S45-X93057 F-4 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL · ─◁Runout Side A etched variant 2
S45-X93058 F-4#2 · ─◁ Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout Side B etched variant 2
S45-X93057-4256-F-2 #2 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL PVariant 1: A-Side etch, exc "MASTERED BY CAPITOL"
S45-X93058 F-1 4256 #3 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL PVariant 1: B-Side etch, exc "MASTERED BY CAPITOL"
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | MPL PMC 1014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Argentina | MPL PMC 1014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Australia | Capitol Records A-11120 / MPL A-11120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Capitol Records A-11120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Barbados | Parlophone R 6014First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Belgium | EMI 4C 006-97 683First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Brazil | Capitol Records 7YCE-21785 / MPL MP-04First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records 4256 / MPL 4256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records 4256 / MPL 4256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records 4256 / MPL 4256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records P-4256First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Denmark | MPL R 6014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ecuador | EMI 103-0038First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | France | Parlophone SP 474First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006-97 683 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-97 683First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Capitol Records EPR-20020 / MPL EPR-200207", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia 18-02171 / MPL 18-021717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK | Not On Label W.SLS00112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided |
54 vinyl pressings of Silly Love Songs are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1976 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, France, Mexico and more. One of them is MPL R 6014, released April 30, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 6014, 4256, P-4256, 2 C. 010-97683) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7 YCE 21785-1 TD BLAIR 2 and 7 YCE 21786-1 GMR 2. 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.
