UK
September 29, 2020- Label and catalog number
- Happy People HPR28-7
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Grey
- Runout / matrix
213941H1/AA Side
213941H2/AB Side
Vinyl pressings
by Capitol 1212 · 2020
Love Will Tear Us Apart was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2020, the album's first year. 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.
213941H1/AA Side
213941H2/AB Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Happy People HPR28-77", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | UK | Happy People HPR28-7First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2020 | UK | Happy People HPR28-7First year7", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 7", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2021 | UK | Happy People HPR28-77", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Happy People HPR28-77", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Happy People Stateside GVL08947", Limited Edition, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited | 7", Limited Edition, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2022 | US | Happy People Stateside HPS11-77", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Happy People Stateside HPS11-77", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2022 | UK | Happy People HPR88-7D7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Happy People HPR88-7D7", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 7", Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
10 vinyl pressings of Love Will Tear Us Apart are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2020 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in UK. One of them is Happy People HPR28-7, released September 29, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HPR28-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 213941H1/A and 213941H2/A. 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.