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Vinyl pressings

Give Me Your Love

by Active Force · 1983

11 pressings3 countriesSoulDiscoFunk / Soul

Give Me Your Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Give Me Your Love

7 pressings came out in 1983, 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.

UK

1983
Label and catalog number
A&M Records AMX 150
Format
12", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

AMX-150-A1Runout Side A

AMX-150-B1Runout Side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1983
Label and catalog number
A&M Records SP-12083
Format
12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo
Runout / matrix

A&M SP-01283A-ES1 MIchAeL EMWRunout side A etched

A&M SP-01283B-ES1 EMWRunout side B etched

(SP-12083-A)Label side A

(SP-12083-B)Label side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983UKA&M Records AMX 150First year12", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
1983UKA&M Records AM 150First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1983UKA&M Records AM 150First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1983USA&M Records SP-12083First year12"12"
1983USA&M Records SP-12083First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1983USA&M Records AM-2583First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1983USA&M Records AM-2583First year7", Single, Promo · Promo7", Single, Promo · Promo
1986UKA&M Records AMY 34512", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo
1986UKA&M Records AM 3457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
1986UKA&M Records AMY 34512", Promo, Reissue · Promo12", Promo, Reissue · Promo
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceNot On Label (Active Force (3)) ACTFOR112", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial

Tracklist

  1. AGive Me Your Love5:11
  2. BMy Sunshine5:02

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Give Me Your Love are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Give Me Your Love are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1983 and 1986.

When was Give Me Your Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US. One of them is A&M Records AMX 150.

How do I tell if my copy of Give Me Your Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMX 150, AM 150, SP-12083, AM-2583) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMX-150-A1 and AMX-150-B1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Give Me Your Love on vinyl worth?

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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