Vinyl pressings
by Candy Flip · 1989
Love Is Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
DEBTX 3079 A1 PR.P LOVE IS LIFE IS MENTAL MATEY StuEtched Side A
DEBTX 3079 AA1 PR.P BRAT PACK + ELM STREET IN FULL EFFECT BOYEEE!!Etched Side AA
DEBT 3079 A-1 STU LYN 24161Runout etched side A
DEBT 3079 B-1 — C LYN 24162Runout etched side B
DEBT 3079 A*Label side A
DEBT 3079 B*
DEBTX 3079 A1 PR.P LOVE IS LIFE IS MENTAL MATEY StuSide A runout
DEBTX 3079 AA1 PR.P BRAT PACK + ELM STREET IN FULL EFFECT BOYEEE!!Side AA runout
DEB 3079 ARunout side A
DEB 3079 BRunout side B
DEBT 3079 ARunout side A
DEBT 3079 BRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Benelux | Debut Edge Records DEBT 3079 / Debut Edge Records DEBTX3079First year12" | 12" |
| 1989 | Benelux | Debut Edge Records DEBT 3079First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Germany | Hot 120·07·335First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | UK | Debut Edge Records DEBTX 3079First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Debut Edge Records DEBT 3079First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Debut Edge Records DEBTX 3079First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Blanco Y Negro MX - 23712", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Debut Edge Records DEBTXR 307912", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Debut Edge Records DEBTXR 307912", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1996 | Spain | Old Gold OLD GOLD-038-MX12", 45 RPM, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Love Is Life are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1989 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, Benelux, Germany. One of them is Debut Edge Records DEBTX 3079.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DEBTX 3079, DEBT 3079, 120·07·335) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DEBTX 3079 A1 PR.P LOVE IS LIFE IS MENTAL MATEY Stu and DEBTX 3079 AA1 PR.P BRAT PACK + ELM STREET IN FULL EFFECT BOYEEE!!. 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.
