Vinyl pressings
by Bob Marley & The Wailers · 1980
Could You Be Loved 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.
54 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 19 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.
600249 A-1/80S Made in GermanyRunout side A
600249 B-2/80S Made in GermanyRunout side B
S 600 249 ACenter label side A
S 600 249 BCenter label side B
101968 A-1/80S Made in GermanyRunout side A
101968 B-1/80S Made in GermanyRunout side B
S 101 968 ALabel side A
S 101 968 BLabel side B
12 WIP 6610 A-2U 2 1Side A runout variant 1
12 WIP 6610 BA̶ ̶ - 1U 5 SOUND CLINIC 1Side B runout variant 1
12 WIP 6610 A-2U 2 0 1Side A runout variant 2
12 WIP 6610 BA̶ ̶ - 1U 2 3 SOUND CLINIC 1Side B runout variant 2
12 WIP 6610 A - JONZSide A runout
12 WIP 6610 B - SOUND CLINIC 1Side B runout
WIP 6610 A DJ - 1U JONZRunout, side A, variant 1
WIP 6610 B - 1U SOUND CLINICRunout, side B, variant 1
WIP 6610 A DJ - 1U C 2 JONZ 1Runout, side A, variant 2
WIP 6610 B - 1U 3 0 SOUND CLINIC 1Runout, side B, variant 2
ISP 210 A GDLabel Side A
ISP 210 B GDLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Island Records K-7958First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Austria | Island Records 101 968 / Island Records 101 968-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Benelux | Island Records 101.968First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Bolivia | Ariola ASS - 1081First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Brazil | Island Records 102 216First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | Canada | Island Records IS 49547First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Canada | Island Records IS 49547First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Canada | Island Records IS 49547First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Island Records 6010 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Island Records 6010 202First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | France | Island Records 6010 202First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | France | Island Records 6010 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1980 | France | Island Records 6010 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Island Records 600 249 / Island Records 600 249-213First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Island Records 101 968 / Island Records 101 968-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | Tuff Gong 613 371 / Island 613 37112", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1990 | Europe | Island Records 613 371 / Tuff Gong 613 37112", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1990 | France | Tuff Gong 875 677-112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | France | Tuff Gong 217512", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1990 | France | Tuff Gong 875 677-112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Germany | Island Records 113 371 / Mango 113 3717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1991 | Australia | Tuff Gong 875 676-7 / Island Records 875 676-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | US | Island Records 600 24912" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Tuff Gong 875 676-7 / Island Records 875 676-77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Island Records 7-949927", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Not On Label BL12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, White Label |
75 vinyl pressings of Could You Be Loved are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1980 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Germany, UK, US, South Africa and more. One of them is Island Records 600 249.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 600 249, 101 968, 12WIP 6610, WIP 6610) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 600249 A-1/80S Made in Germany and 600249 B-2/80S Made in Germany. 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.
