Vinyl pressings
by Alyson Williams · 1989
My Love Is So Raw (The Love Mix) was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
654.898.8.A1 3 ASide A runout etched / stamped
654898.8.B2 1 ASide B runout etched / stamped
654898 8 A*Side A label
654898 8 B*Side B label
654.898.6.A1 D <Side A runout etched / stamped
654.898.6.B1 1 1 <Side B runout etched / stamped
654898 6 A*Side A label
654898 6 B*Side B label
654898•7 A1 <Side A runout etched / stamped
654898•7 B1 <Side B runout etched / stamped
654898 7 A*Label side A
654898 7 B*Label side B
XSS-68794 A - 2A D G1 MASTERDISK A1Runout side A, variant 1
XSS-68794A-2A D G1 MASTERDISK B1Runout side A, variant 2
XSS-68794 A - 2A D G1 MASTERDISK B3Runout side B, variant 1
XSS-68794B-2A D G1 MASTERDISK B4Runout side B, variant 2
ZSS-68903AA-side label
ZSS-68903BB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | CBS 654898 7 / Def Jam Recordings 654898 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Australia | Def Jam Recordings 654898 8 / CBS 654898 8First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | Canada | Def Jam Recordings 12CXP 68794 / Columbia 12CXP 68794First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Def Jam Recordings DEF 654898 7 / CBS DEF 654898 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Def Jam Recordings DEF 654898 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | UK | Def Jam Recordings 654898 8 / CBS 654898 8First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1989 | UK | Def Jam Recordings 654898 6 / CBS 654898 6First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Def Jam Recordings 654898 7 / CBS 654898 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Def Jam Recordings 654898 8First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1989 | US | Def Jam Recordings 38-68903 / Columbia 38-68903First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Columbia CAS 1608-S1 / Columbia CAS 1608First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Def Jam Recordings 654898 8First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1989 | US | Def Jam Recordings 38-68903 / Columbia 38-68903First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Def Jam Recordings 44 68794 / Columbia 44 68794First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of My Love Is So Raw (The Love Mix) are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Def Jam Recordings 654898 8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 654898 8, 654898 6, 654898 7, 44 68794) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 654.898.8.A1 3 A and 654898.8.B2 1 A. 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.
