Vinyl pressings
by Bryan Ferry · 1985
Slave To Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
38 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 20 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.
FERRX 1 A//1▽420 H 1 1 ʎ 3 TOWNHOUSESide A runout, variant 1
FERRX 1 B//2▽420 H 1 1 6 TOWNHOUSESide B runout, variant 1
FERRX 1 A//1▽420 H 4 1 3 TOWNHOUSESide A runout, variant 2
FERR X 1 B//2 ▽420 H 1 1 4 TOWNHOUSESide B runout, variant 2
FERRY 1 A//1▽420 H 1 TownhouseRunout, A-side stamped, variant 1
FERRY 1 B//1▽420H 1 TownhouseRunout, B-side stamped, variant 1
FERRY 1 A//1▽420 H 1 1 1 TOWNHOUSERunout, A-side stamped/etched, variant 2
FERRY 1 B//2▽420H 1 1 3 TOWNHOUSERunout, B-side stamped/etched, variant 2
FERRY 1 A//1▽420 H 1 TownhouseRun-out matrix A-side stamped
FERRY 1 B//1▽420H 1 TownhouseRun-out matrix B-side stamped
7-28990-CAA-2944-S-SH1 ɑ R-14288-S-SH1 MASTERDISK SLM △9562 1-1A Side Runout
7-28990-CAA-2945-S-SH1 ɑ R-14289-SH1 MASTERDISK SLM △9562-X 1-1B Side Runout
CAA 2944SA Side Label
CAA 2945SB Side Label
7-28990-CAA-2944-S-SR1 1-1 [SRC logo] MASTERDISKA Side Runout Etched except [SRC logo] & MASTERDISK
7-28990-CAA-2945-S-SR1 1-1 MASTERDISK [SRC logo]B Side Runout Etched except [SRC logo] & MASTERDISK
CAA 2944SA Side Label
CAA 2945SB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | EG 00125First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australasia | EG 881-873-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Australia | EG 881-873-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Australia | EG 881 873-7 / Polydor 881 873-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 89907 / EG 92 89907First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 89907First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 89907 / EG 92 89907First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Ecuador | Polydor 75337First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Europe | Polydor 881 873-7 / EG 881 873-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | EG 881 873-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | France | EG 881 873-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | France | EG 881 873-7 / Polydor 881 873-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Germany | EG 881 873-1 Y / EG 881 873-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | EG 881 873-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Ireland | Polydor FERRY 1 881 873-1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
38 vinyl pressings of Slave To Love are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US, Japan, Australasia and more. One of them is EG FERRX 1, released April 29, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FERRX 1, FERRY 1, FERRX1, 7-28990) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FERRX 1 A//1▽420 H 1 1 ʎ 3 TOWNHOUSE and FERRX 1 B//2▽420 H 1 1 6 TOWNHOUSE. 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.
