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CarpentersAll You Get From Love Is A Love Song

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All You Get From Love Is A Love Song

by Carpenters · 1977

28 pressings18 countriesBalladPop

All You Get From Love Is A Love Song was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of All You Get From Love Is A Love Song

28 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 18 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.

US

May 1977
Label and catalog number
A&M Records 1940-S
Format
7", 45 RPM, Styrene
Runout / matrix

A+M 12260S-P3 (RE-1)Runout, side A, etched

A+M 12261S-A2Runout, side B, etched

12260-SLabel side A

12261-SLabel side B

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US

1977
Label and catalog number
A&M Records 1940-S
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

AM12260-S-M8A Side Runout

AM12261-S-M12B Side Runout

12260-SA Side Label

12261-SB Side Label

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US

1977
Label and catalog number
A&M Records 1940-S
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

T A&M 12260S (RE-1)-T3A Side Runout, etched, variant 1

T AM12261-S-T5 TIIIIB Side Runout, etched, variant 1

T A&M 12260S (RE-1)-T3 TIA Side Runout, etched, variant 2

AM12261-S-T4 TIB Side Runout, etched, variant 2

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US

1977
Label and catalog number
A&M Records 1940-SA&M Records 1940
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono
Runout / matrix

A&M 12260 (STEREO)(RE-1)-S2Runout CSG-Haeco process

A&M 12260 (MONO)(RE-1)-S2Runout

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UK

May 20, 1977
Label and catalog number
A&M Records AMS 7294
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM · Solid Centre
Runout / matrix

AMS·7294·A1 AM 12260 RE-I-M22 CRunout side A, stamped, etched variant 1

AMS·7294·B1 AM 12261-S-M24 ⋀Runout side B, stamped, etched variant 1

AMS·7294·A1 AM 12260 RE-I-M22 ⋀ △ 102312 EnglandRunout side A, stamped, etched variant 2

AMS·7294·B2 AM 12261-S-M26 ⋀ △ 102313 EnglandRunout side B, stamped, etched variant 2

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UK

May 20, 1977
Label and catalog number
A&M Records AMS 7294
Format
7", Single, 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

AMS∙7294∙A1 <Side A runout, stamped

AM12260-S-RE1 M22Side A runout, etched

AMS∙7294∙B1 <Side B runout, stamped

AM 12261-S-M26Side B runout, etched

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 28 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s28 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1977AustraliaA&M Records K-6808First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1977BarbadosA&M Records 1940-SFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1977BoliviaA&M Records 40-AM-06 / EMI International 40-AM-06First year7", Single7", Single
1977BrazilA&M Records S7AM 5184First year7", Single7", Single
1977CanadaA&M Records AM 1940-SFirst year7", Single7", Single
1977CanadaA&M Records 1940-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1977CanadaA&M Records AM-1940First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1977GermanyA&M Records 17 900 ATFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1977GermanyA&M Records AMS 5462First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1977GermanyA&M Records AMS 5462First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1977GreeceA&M Records AMS 5462First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1977JapanA&M Records CM-2040First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1977MexicoA&M Records AM-053First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1977NetherlandsA&M Records AMS 5462First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1977PanamaA&M Records 1940First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
All 28 pressings from the 1970s

Tracklist

  1. AAll You Get From Love Is A Love Song3:35
  2. BI Have You3:25

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of All You Get From Love Is A Love Song are there?

28 vinyl pressings of All You Get From Love Is A Love Song are listed here, from 18 countries.

When was All You Get From Love Is A Love Song first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Argentina, New Zealand and more. One of them is A&M Records 1940-S, released May 1977.

How do I tell if my copy of All You Get From Love Is A Love Song is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1940-S, AMS 7294, 1538, K 6808) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A+M 12260S-P3 (RE-1) and A+M 12261S-A2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is All You Get From Love Is A Love Song on vinyl worth?

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.

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