Vinyl pressings
by Bad English · 1989
Price Of Love 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.
3 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ZSS 73094A-1ADMM G2 A3 PrecisionSide A Etched, variant 1
ZSS 73094B-1ADMM G2 Precision A2Side B Etched, variant 1
ZSS 73094A-1ADMM G2 A1 PrecisionSide A Etched, variant 2
ZSS 73094B-1ADMM G2 A1 PrecisionSide B Etched, variant 2
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 | Canada | Epic 34 73094First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | US | Epic 34-73094First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | US | Epic 34 73094First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | Epic 655676 77", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Europe | Epic 655676 612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Australia | Epic 655676-77", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Epic 655676 612" | 12" |
| 1990 | UK | Epic 655676 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | Epic 655676 07", 45 RPM, Shape, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1990 | UK | Epic 655676 07", 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
10 vinyl pressings of Price Of Love are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Canada. One of them is Epic 34-73094.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 34-73094, 34 73094) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 73094A-1ADMM G2 A3 Precision and ZSS 73094B-1ADMM G2 Precision A2. 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.
