Vinyl pressings
by Change · 1980
A Lover's Holiday was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
41 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 23 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.
(A-Side Label): XAA 9373VIS
(B-Side Label): XAA 9378VIS
(A-Side): RCS-49208-XAA-9373-VI-S-LW1
RCS-49208-XAA-9378-S-LW1
STERLING RCS-49208-XAA-9373-VI-S-WW1 —◁A runout variant 1
☆STERLING RCS-49208-XAA-9378-S-WW1 —◁B runout variant 1
STERLING RCS-49208-XAA-9373-VI-S-WW1 #2 —◁A runout variant 2
☆STERLING RCS-49208-XAA-9378-S-WW1 #2 —◁B runout variant 2
STERLING RCS-49208-XAA-9373-VI-S-JW1 #3 ☆ 0A runout
STERLING RCS-49208-XAA-9378-S-JW1 #1 0B runout
XAA 9373VISA label
XAA 9378VISB label
PRO-A-854-S-A1 B-14743 STERLING
XAA 9373VI-SA
XAA 9378VI-DJB
DSR-0899-A-D.T.A side runout - hand etched
DSR-0900-B-D.T.B side runout - hand etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records RCS49208First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Argentina | WEA 200104First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records RCS 49208 / RFC Records RCS 49208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WEA 79 139 / RFC Records WEA 79 139First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Barbados | RFC Records RCS 49208 / Warner Bros. Records RCS 49208First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.164First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | RFC Records RCS 49208 / Warner Bros. Records RCS 49208First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1041)00016First year12" · Colored vinyl | 12" · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1041)00016First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1041)0001612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 80000-6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records 79143 / RFC Records 79143First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | WEA PRO 518First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WEA 79 140 / RFC Records WEA 79 140First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WEA 79 139 / RFC Records WEA 79 139First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Kenya | Warner Bros. Music WBS 3617", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
44 vinyl pressings of A Lover's Holiday are listed here, from 24 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is RFC Records RCS 49208.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RCS 49208, PRO-A-854, RCS49208, K 79141 (T)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (A-Side Label): XAA 9373VIS and (B-Side Label): XAA 9378VIS. 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.
