Vinyl pressings
by Alton McClain & Destiny · 1979
It Must Be Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 13 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.
PD-14532-78NP-3714-S-PRC KENDUN-DI Jo. G-2-1-1Runout, side A, etched, variant 1
Jo. G. KENDUN-DI PD 145322-78NP-3717-3-PRC-2-1-1Runout, side B, etched, variant 1
PD-14532--SNP-3714-S-PRC1-1-1 KENDUN-DI Jo.Runout, side A, etched, variant 2
PD-11532-78NP-3717-S-PRC-1-1-1 Jo. G. KENDUN-DIRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
PD-14532-78NP-3714-S-M.W. Jo. G. ∆ 105589Run-out etching side A
PD-14532-78NP-3717-S-MW1 ∆ 105590Run-out etching side B
(78 NP 3714)Label side A
(78 NP 3717)Label side B
78 NP 3714 Sside A
78 NP 3717 Sside B
(78 NP 3714) 2095 026Label side A
(78 NP 3717) 2095 026Label side B
p PD 14532 NP 3714 S CP 2 KENDUN CSide A runout etched; stamped
p PD 14532 78NP 3717 S CP KENDUN CSide B runout etched; stamped
78 NP 3714 SSide A Label
78 NP 3717 SSide B Label
PD 14532-78NP-3714-S-SP 1-1 ⅃oG KENDUN CRunout side A
PD 14532-78NP-3717-S-SP 1-1 KENDUN CRunout side B
78 NP 3714Label side A
78 NP 3717Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Polydor 2095 026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Belgium | Polydor 2095 026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Polydor 2095 026First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD 14532First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | Polydor 2095 026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Polydor DPQ6145First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Kenya | Polydor PD 14532First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Polydor 2095 026First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Polydor POLY 37First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Philippines | Polydor PRO-3550First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Spain | Polydor 2095 026First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | Polydor 2095 026First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | Polydor PD 2095 026First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Polydor 2095 026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Polydor 2095 026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
27 vinyl pressings of It Must Be Love are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Polydor PD 14532.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD 14532, PRO 074, 2095 026, PD 2095 026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-14532-78NP-3714-S-PRC KENDUN-DI Jo. G-2-1-1 and Jo. G. KENDUN-DI PD 145322-78NP-3717-3-PRC-2-1-1. 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.
