Vinyl pressings
by Bellamy Brothers · 1980
Lovers Live Longer was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 8 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.
WEA 17698-A PFRunout side A, etched
WEA 17698-B PFRunout side B, etched
WBS 49573-ALabel side A
WBS 49573-BLabel side B
WEA 17698-A X PFRunout A, etched
WEA 17698-B X PFRunout B, etched
FWB 0348-ALabel A
FWB 0348-BLabel B
WBS49573YCA-9648-S-VW1 0Runout Side A etched
WBS49573YCA-9649-S-VWI 0Runout Side B etched
WBS49573YCA-9648-S-WWI ─◁Runout side A
WBS49573YCA-9649-S-WWI ─◁Runout side B
YCA 9648 SLabel side A in parenthesis
YCA 9649 SLabel side B in parenthesis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 698First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17.698First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 397First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49573 / Curb Records WBS 49573First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49573First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49573 / Curb Records WBS 49573First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49573 / Curb Records WBS 49573First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49573First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 698 / Curb Records WB 17 698First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 698 / Curb Records WB 17 698First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 698 / Curb Records WB 17 698First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Lovers Live Longer are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Germany, US, Canada, Scandinavia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 17 698, released September 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 17 698, WBS 49573, WB 17.698, WBS 397) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WEA 17698-A PF and WEA 17698-B PF. 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.
