UK
1974- Label and catalog number
- Magnet MAG 21
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Promo
Vinyl pressings
by Alvin Stardust · 1974
Good Love Can Never Die was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 5 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | EMI EMI-10716First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Austria | Ariola 13 851 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP 3497First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | South Africa | R & T RTS.76First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Magnet MAG 21First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | France | Columbia 2 c 004 963577", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Ariola 13 851 AT7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Sweden | Ariola 13 851 AT7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Magnet MAG 217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Yugoslavia | Magnet MAG 21 / Jugoton SMAG 888197", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Magnet MAG 217", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Magnet MAG 217", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | EMI EMI-107167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Ecuador | EMI 102-00357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Good Love Can Never Die are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, Austria, New Zealand, South Africa and more. One of them is Magnet MAG 21.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAG 21, 13 851 AT, NZP 3497, RTS.76) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.