Vinyl pressings
by Café Society · 1984
Somebody To Love 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.
12 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PASH - 12.22 ·AI.Side A runout groove, etched
PASH - 12.22. BI.Side B runout groove, etched
DAMONT JA MT.1Side A & B runout groove, etched
PASH 12 22 A*Side A label
PASH - 12.22 ·A1.Runout Groove Side A
PASH - 12.22. B1.Runout Groove Side B
PASH 12 22 A*Label Side A
PASH 12 22 B*Label Side B
PASH - 12.22 ·A1.Runout Groove Side A
PASH - 12.22. B1.Runout Groove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | Unidisc 12PA-8401First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Mexico | Trebol TI 70808First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Mexico | Musart MI 31154First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 234.651First year12", EP, 45 RPM | 12", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Portugal | Gira PR M/83First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | South Africa | Passion PASM 1202First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | South Africa | Passion PAS 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | South Africa | Passion PAS 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | Passion PASH 12 22First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Passion PASH 22First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Passion PASH 12 22First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Passion PASH 12 22First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
12 vinyl pressings of Somebody To Love are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands and more. One of them is Passion PASH 12 22.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PASH 12 22, PASH 22, 12PA-8401, TI 70808) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PASH - 12.22 ·AI. and PASH - 12.22. BI.. 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.
