Vinyl pressings
by Berlin · 1984
Love Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 18 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.
GHS-1-4025-RE-2 SH-4 #1 SLM △6015 FUTURE DISC 1-1 0Side A runout, variant 1
GHS-2-4025-RE-1 SH-4 #2 SLM △6015-X 1-3 0Side B runout, variant 1
GHS-1-4025-RE-2 SH-4 #1 SLM △ 6015 FUTUREDISC 1-1 0Side A runout, variant 2
GHS-2-4025-RE-1 SH-2 #1 [Allied Logo] B-18943-RE1-SH2 SLM △ 6015-X 1-2 0Side B runout, variant 2
B-18942-Re2-SH4 GHS-1-4025-RE-2 SH-4 SLM △ 6015 FUTURE DISC 1-3Side A runout, variant 1
GHS-2-4025 RE-1 SH-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18943-Re1-SH1 SLM △ 6015-X 1-3Side B runout, variant 1
GHS-1-4025 RE-2-SH-2 #1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18942-Re2-SH2 FUTURE DISC SLM △ 6015 1-3 OSide A runout, variant 2
GHS-2-4025-RE-1 SH-2 #2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18943-Re1-SH2 SLM △ 6015-X 1-4Side B runout, variant 2
GHS-1-4025-RE-2 SH-3 #4 SLM •-------◁ FUTURE DISC △6015 1-5Side A runout, variant 1
GHS-2-4025-RE-1 SH-3 #3 SLM △6015-X •-------◁ 1-3Side B runout, variant 1
GHS-2-4025-RE-1 SH-3 #3 SLM △6015-X •-------◁ 1-4Side A runout, variant 2
GHS-2-4025-RE-1 SH-3 #3 SLM △6015-X 1-1 •-------◁Side B runout, variant 2
GHS-1-4025-RE-2 SH3 #3 SLM ------◁ FuTurE DISC △ 6015 1-4Side A runout, variant 1
GHS-2-4025-RE-1 SH2 #2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B- ̶1̶8̶9̶4̶3̶-Re1-SH2 SLM △ 6015-X ------◁ 1-5Side B runout, variant 1
GHS-1-4025-RE-2 SH-3 #4 SLM •-------◁ FUTUREDISC △ 6015 1-5Side A runout, variant 2
GHS-2-4025-RE-1 SH-2 #2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18̶9̶4̶3-RE1-SH2 SLM △ 6015-X •-------◁ 1-5Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Argentina | Mercury 818 329-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australasia | Mercury 818 329-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | Mercury 818 329-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1984 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 4025 / Geffen Records XGHS-4025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 4025 / Geffen Records XGHS-4025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 4025 / Geffen Records XGHS-4025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 4025 / Geffen Records XGHS-4025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Mercury LP-70044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Mercury 818 329-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Mercury 818 329-1QFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Greece | Mercury 818 329-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | Mercury 818 329-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1984 | Italy | Mercury 818 329-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-115First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
30 vinyl pressings of Love Life are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1984 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Argentina, Australasia and more. One of them is Geffen Records GHS 4025, released March 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GHS 4025, MERL 41, 818 329-1, XGHS 4025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GHS-1-4025-RE-2 SH-4 #1 SLM △6015 FUTURE DISC 1-1 0 and GHS-2-4025-RE-1 SH-4 #2 SLM △6015-X 1-3 0. 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.
