US
1981- Label and catalog number
- Arista AL 9573
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
AL-9573 SA F6 HUB KPSide A, etched
AL-9573 SB F6 HUB KPSide B, etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A & B, stamped
AL 9573 SALabel Side A

Vinyl pressings
by Barry Manilow · 1981
If I Should Love Again 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.
36 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 22 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.
AL-9573 SA F6 HUB KPSide A, etched
AL-9573 SB F6 HUB KPSide B, etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A & B, stamped
AL 9573 SALabel Side A
AL-9573 SA F14 T/Side 1
AL-9573 SB F21 T/Side 2
AL-9573-SA-F9Runout on Side 1
MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout on both sides
AL 9573 SALabel Side 1
AL 9573 SBLabel Side 2
AL 9573 SALabel Side 1
AL 9573 SBLabel Side 2
AL-9573 SA F6 HUB KPSide A, etched
AL-9573 SB F6 HUB KPSide B, etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A & B, stamped
AL 9573 SALabel Side A
KP MR △25270 ( 6 ) AL-9573 SA F10 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A Runout, etched; MASTERED BY CAPITOL is stamped
KP (3) MR △25270X AL-9573 SB F8 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B Runout, etched; MASTERED BY CAPITOL is stamped
AL 9573 SALabel Side A
AL 9573 SBLabel Side B
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 | Unknown | Arista Records, Inc. AL 9573First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | Argentina | Arista SUP 80.175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Australia | Arista L 37691First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | Brazil | Arista 204 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Arista AL 9573LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Canada | Arista AL 9573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Arista BMAN 1 / Arista BMAN 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Colombia | Arista 18(0931)00188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Arista 204 050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Arista 91 519 9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | Arista 6483 327LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Greece | Arista 6483 327First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Ireland | Arista BMAN 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Israel | Hed-Arzi BAN 179573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Arista ARS 39129First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
43 vinyl pressings of If I Should Love Again are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Arista AL 9573.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL 9573, AL2573, BMAN 1, SUP 80.175) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-9573 SA F6 HUB KP and AL-9573 SB F6 HUB KP. 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.