Vinyl pressings
by Candi Staton · 1978
House Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 13 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.
BSK-1-3207 RE-1 LW1 F1• 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ KPRunout A variant 1
BSK-2-3207 RE-1 F5• 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ KPRunout B variant 1
BSK-1-3207 RE-1 LW2 F2 • 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ KPRunout A variant 2
BSK-2-3207 RE-1 LW2 F2 • 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ KPRunout B variant 2
BSK-1-3207 RE 2 WW1 #5 —◁Side A, variant 1
BSK-1-3207 RE-1 WW1 #3 —◁Side B, variant 1
BSK-1-3207-RE 2-WW1 #2 —◁Side A, variant 2
BSK-2-3207-RE 2-WW1 #2 —◁Side B, variant 2
BSK-1-3207 RE-1 WW1 F4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL —◁ kpSide 1 - Variant 2
BSK-2-3207 RE-1 WW1 F4 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL —◁ kpSide 2 - Variant 2
BSK-1-3207 RE-1 WW1 F4 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide 1
BSK-2-3207 RE-1 WW1 F4 #3 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide 2
BSK-1-3207-RE2-JW1 #2 0Side A runout
BSK-2-3207-RE2-JW1 #2 0Side B runout
BSK-1-3207Label - Side A
BSK-2-3207Label - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 208627First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records GWEA-5328First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Nigeria | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1383First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3207LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
19 vinyl pressings of House Of Love are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3207.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3207, K 56510, 208627, 36.080) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3207 RE-1 LW1 F1• 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ KP and BSK-2-3207 RE-1 F5• 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ KP. 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.
