Vinyl pressings
by Air Supply · 1980
Lost In Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
53 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 28 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.
AL-9530-ASide 1, etched
AL-9530-BSide 2, etched
AL-9530-A KENDUN JG S1Side 1 runout
AL-9530-B KENDUN JG S2Side 2 runout
ZBZL-[crossed out]240-A AL-9530-SA JGSide A runout, hand-etched
ZBZL-240-B [crossed out] AL-9530-SB JGSide B runout, hand-etched
KENDUN-ABoth sides runout, stamped
ZBZL240-ASide A label
ZBZL240-A AL-9530-SA KENDUN-A JGSide A runout (number after ZBZL crossed out - then 240-A)
ZBZL240-B (numbers crossed out) AL-9530-SB KENDUN-A JGSide 2, etched
SPART∇1138 A//1∇E TO 1 1 3 TA1PE MBA-side runout
SPART∇1138 B//1∇E TO 1 1 1B-side runout
SPART.1138AA-side label
SPART.1138BB-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Arista SUP 80077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | Big Time Phonograph Recording Co. ZBZL.240 / Big Time Phonograph Recording Co. ZBZL-240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Big Time Phonograph Recording Co. ZBZL.240 / Big Time Phonograph Recording Co. ZBZL-240First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | Big Time ZBZL-240 / Big Time ZBZL.240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Barbados | Arista AB 4268First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Barbados | Arista AB 4268First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Arista 202 317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Wizard Records WZDLP 001 / Big Time Phonograph Recording Co. WZDLP 001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Arista ALB6 8311First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Colombia | Arista 18(0931)00107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Arista 202 317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Arista 202 317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Arista 202 317 / Arista 202 317-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Arista 6483 219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Arista 6483 219 / Polygram 6483 219LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Arista 209 045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | 麗鳴行唱片有限公司 LM-3038 / Liming Record LM-3038LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Arista SPART 1138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Arista AL 9530LP | LP |
80 vinyl pressings of Lost In Love are listed here, from 34 countries, released between 1980 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Australia, UK, US, South Korea and more. One of them is Big Time Phonograph Recording Co. ZBZL-240, released March 3, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZBZL-240, ZBZL.240, SPART 1138, AL 9530) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-9530-A and AL-9530-B. 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.
