Vinyl pressings
by Aurra · 1981
Send Your Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 10 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.
SA-8538-A- RE 1 MASTERDISK RL I Λ1RRunout A, variant 1
SA-8538-B1-Aurra MASTERDISK-BK I Λ5LRunout B, variant 1
SA-8538-A1-Aurra MASTERDISK I Λ3HRunout A, variant 2
SA-8538-B1-Aurra MASTERDISK-BK I Λ1MRunout B, variant 2
AIB SA-8538-A1 - AUrrA MASTERDISKRunout Side A
AIB SA-8538-B1 - AUrrA MASTERDISKRunout Side B
SA 8538 ASide A Label
SA 8538 BSide B Label
SA 8538 A TG.Side A Label
SA 8538 B TG.Side B Label
SA 8538 ASide A Label
SA 8538 BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Salsoul Records SA 8538First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Ecuador | Salsoul Records 324-0010First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | France | Salsoul Records SA 8538First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Salsoul Records XL 14149First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Salsoul Records SA 8538First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Portugal | Belter 2-47.132 / Salsoul Records 2-47.132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | Salsoul Records SALP (L) 232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Salsoul Records 2-47.132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Salsoul Records SALP 6 / Salsoul Records XL 14149First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Salsoul Records SA 8538First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Salsoul Records SA 8538 (DJ) / Salsoul Records SA 8538First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR 5131LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Send Your Love are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, Ecuador and more. One of them is Salsoul Records SA 8538.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SA 8538, SA 8538 (DJ), SALP 6, 324-0010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SA-8538-A- RE 1 MASTERDISK RL I Λ1R and SA-8538-B1-Aurra MASTERDISK-BK I Λ5L. 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.
