Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Womack · 1974
Lookin' For A Love Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 12 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.
UA LA 199 G2 1 RE2 (SET 1)Runout A variant 1
UA LA 199-F̸-̸2̸ G2 TML SET 2Runout B variant 1
UA-LA 199-G ̷2̷-1-RE2-(SET 2) (2)Runout A variant 2
UA LA 199-F̸-̸2̸ G2 TML SET 2Runout B variant 2
U̶A̶·̶L̶A̶1̶9̶9̶-̶6̶-̶1̶-̶R̶E̶-̶2̶- UALA 199 G RE 2 SIDE 12̶ U̶A̶-̶L̶A̶1̶9̶9̶-̶6̶X̶-̶1̶-̶R̶E̶2̶-̶ ΛRunout side A
U̶A̶ ̶L̶A̶1̶9̶9̶ ̶F̶2̶ ̶R̶E̶-̶1̶ UALA -199 G RE1 SIDE 1̶2 TMLRunout side B
T 1 UA LA 199 G-1 RE2 UA.LA199-G-1-RE2. DSide A runout, variant 1
T 1 UA LA 199 G-2-1 TML F.ISide B runout, variant 1
T 2 LA-LA 199-G-1-RE-1 UA.LA199-G-1-RE2Side A runout, variant 2
T1 UA LA 199G-2-2 A2Side B runout, variant 2
SMX-44249 2ASide 1 runout
SMX-44250 2ASide 2 runout
L-35,155 SMX44249 (UAS-29574)Side 1 label
L-35,155 SMX44250 (UAS-29574)Side 2 label
UA LA-199-FASide 1 Etched
UA LA-199-FBSide 2 Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | United Artists Records L35155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA199-FFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29574 / United Artists Records UAS 29.574First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 574 I / United Artists Records GmbH UAS 29 574 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 29.574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 29574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Liberty LLP-80999First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Liberty LLP-80999First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UAS 29574 / United Artists Records UAS 29574 IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | United Artists Records L 35155 / United Artists Records UA-LA199-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | United Artists Records HUS 061-113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | United Artists Records UAS 29574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records SWAO-95619LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Venezuela | United Artists Records UA-LA199-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA199-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Edsel Records ED 291LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Italy | United Artists Records 23 310194LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA199-FLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Unlimited Artists UA-199LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Lookin' For A Love Again are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1974 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA199-G, released January 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA199-G, UAS 29574, L35155, UA-LA199-F) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UA LA 199 G2 1 RE2 (SET 1) and UA LA 199-F̸-̸2̸ G2 TML SET 2. 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.
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