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.
8 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.
BUDDAH-LP-BDS-5117-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS. SONRunout side A
BUDDAH -P-BDS-5117-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS. SONRunout side B
BDS 5117 ALabel side A
BDS 5117 BLabel side B
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. BUDDAH-BDS-5117-A-PEPE MR △17521 (3)Runout side A
BUDDAH LP-BDS-5117-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS. MR △17521-X (1)Runout side B
(5117-A)Label side A
(5117-B)Label side B
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS SON BUDDAH-LP-BDS-5117-ARunout side A
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS SON BUDDAH-LP-BDS-5117-BRunout side B
BUDDAH-LP-BDS-5117-A ①-11-1 NS. P.R.Runout side A etched
BUDDAH LP-BDS-5117-B-1-11-1 NS. D P.R.Runout side B etched
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.Runout side A&B stamped
BDS 5117 AA-side label
BUDDAH-LP-BDS-5117-A NS. SONA-side runout etching
BUDDAH -P-BDS-5117-B NS. SONB-side runout etching
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.A & B side runout stamp
BDS-5117-S1A-side runout etching
BDS-5117-S2B-side runout etching
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 BDS 5117 / Buddah Records BDS5117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Buddah Records 2318 081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Buddah Records 2318 081First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5117 / Buddah Records BDS5117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5117 / Buddah Records BDS5117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5117 / Buddah Records BDS5117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5117 / Buddah Records BDS5117First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5117 / Buddah Records BDS5117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Buddah Records YZ-17-DALP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-1281LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Buddah Records BDS 5117LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Give Me Your Love are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Buddah Records BDS 5117.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDS 5117, 2318 081) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUDDAH-LP-BDS-5117-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS. SON and BUDDAH -P-BDS-5117-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS. SON. 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.
