Vinyl pressings
by Barbara Mason · 1972
Give Me Your Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 7 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.
BDA-331-A-1 [Bell Sound] RCKRunout, side A, etched, except [stamped]
BDA-331-B-1 [Bell Sound] RCKRunout, side B, etched, except [stamped]
BDA 331 ALabel side A
BDA 331 BLabel side B
BDA-331-A-2 Bell Sound RCK SON S 3212
BDA-331-B-2 SON Bell Sound RCK S-3211
BDA-331-A-4 ① [MR logo] Bell Sound RCK △90050Side A, etched
BDA-331-B-4 ② [MR logo] Bell Sound RCK △90050-XSide B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Buddah Records BUDDAH 331XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Buddah Records 2011 154First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Buddah Records BDA 331First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Buddah Records 610.107First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Philippines | Buddah Records BDA-331First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Buddah Records 2011-154First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDA 331First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDA 331First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDA 331First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDA 331First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDA 331First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDA 331First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDA 331First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Australia | Buddah Records 2011 1547", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Buddah Records 2011 1547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Give Me Your Love are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDA 331.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDA 331, 2011-154, BUDDAH 331X, 2011 154) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDA-331-A-1 [Bell Sound] RCK and BDA-331-B-1 [Bell Sound] RCK. 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.
