Vinyl pressings
by Breakwater · 1980
Say You Love Me Girl 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.
7 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 3 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.
AS 0542 SA CP2 STERLING PRunout side A, etched, except [STERLING P] stamped
AS 0542 SB CP2 STERLING PRunout side B, etched, except [STERLING P] stamped
AS 0542-SALabel side-A
AS 0542-SBLabel side-B
AS 0542 SA CT2Stereo Side Etched
AS 0542 MA CT2Mono Side Etched
STERLINGBoth Sides Stamped
AS 0542 (AS 0542-SA)Label Stereo Side
I AS 0542 SA CP2 STERLINGA side runout
I AS 0542 MA CP2 STERLINGside runout
AS 0542-SAA side label
AS 0542-MAB side label
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 | Canada | Arista ASO 542First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Italy | Arista ARS 37036First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Arista AS 0542First year7", Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Arista AS 0542First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | US | Arista AS 0542First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Arista AS 0542First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | US | Arista AS0542First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1986 | UK | Arista ARIST 1267412", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Arista ARIST 6747", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Expansion EX70097", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Say You Love Me Girl are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1980 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Canada, Italy. One of them is Arista AS 0542.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS 0542, AS0542, ASO 542, ARS 37036) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS 0542 SA CP2 STERLING P and AS 0542 SB CP2 STERLING P. 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.
