Vinyl pressings
by Alison Moyet · 1984
Love Resurrection was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 14 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.
TA 4497 ADJ1 timtom:cbs ARunout side A, variant 1
TA 4497-B-1 TY CRunout side B, variant 1
TA 4497 ADJ1 timtom:cbs CRunout side A, variant 3
TA 4497 B 1 TY CRunout side B, variant 3
TA 4417 AIEtching Side A
TA 4417 BIEtching Side B
TA 4497 ASide A label
TA 4497 BSide B label
A 4497 A1 timtom-cbs BEtched side A, B is stamped
A 4497 B1 TY BEtched side B, B is stamped
A4497 ALabel side A
A4497 BLabel side B
A4497.A1 timtom-cbs 0Side A runout
A4497.B1 4 0 TY BSide B runout
TA 4497 A1 TimTom cbsA-side runout, variant 1
TA 4497 B1 AB-side runout, variant 1
TA 4497-A-1 1 6 timtom.cbs AA-side runout, variant 2
TA 4497-B-1 TY AB-side runout, variant 2
TA 4497 ADJ1 timtom.cbs ⋀Runout etched side A
TA.4497.B1 TY 11Runout etched side B
TA 4497 ALabel side A
TA 4497 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 223215First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12096First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 223215First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 223215First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12096First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | CBS BA 12096First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 12CXP-7089First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia IC4-7088First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 4497 / CBS A 4497First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12.4497 / CBS A 12-4497First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 4497 / CBS A 4497First year12", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1984 | Greece | CBS CBS A 12-4497First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Ireland | CBS CBS A 4497 / CBS A 4497First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | CBS A 4497 / CBS CBSA 4497First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Mexico | Columbia KS-40052First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
44 vinyl pressings of Love Resurrection are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, US, Australia, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is CBS TA 4497.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TA 4497, A 4497, TA4497, CAS 2103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TA 4497 ADJ1 timtom:cbs A and TA 4497-B-1 TY C. 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.
