Vinyl pressings
by Change · 1982
Sharing Your Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 12 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.
STA- 824873-E + STERLING △1375 B-16650E [EDP logo] M-1SFI-SMISide A runout
STA- 824874-C STERLING [EDP logo] M1SFISMI + △1375-X B-16651-CSide B runout
ST-A-824873-ARSide A label
ST-A-824874-ARSide B label
STA- 824873-E 0-1 SMI-3 STERLING EDP M1Runout, side A
STA- 824874-C STERLING EDP M1 0-1 SM2-1Runout, side B
ST-A-824873-SPSide A label
ST-A-824874-SPSide B label
6088-A- ISSide A label
6088-B- ISSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | London Records 6088 / London Records 0006088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 19342 / RFC Records XSD 19342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Polydor 2393 316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Polydor 2393 316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Greece | Polydor 2393 316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Memory Records PTL 66001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Atlantic P-11152 / RFC Records P-11152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Philippines | Atlantic SD 19342 / RFC Records SD 19342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Polydor 23 93 316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | London Records SH 8550First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | London Records 30 042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic SD 19342 / RFC Records SD 19342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic SD 19342 / RFC Records SD 19342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Sharing Your Love are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Brazil, Argentina and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19342, released April 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19342, SH 8550, 30 042, 6088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA- 824873-E + STERLING △1375 B-16650E [EDP logo] M-1SFI-SMI and STA- 824874-C STERLING [EDP logo] M1SFISMI + △1375-X B-16651-C. 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.
