Vinyl pressings
by Chuck Mangione · 1982
Love Notes 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.
16 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 14 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.
AL 38101Matrix Side 1
BL 38101Matrix Side 2
AL-38101-1-AC MASTERDISK A3 GIVariant 1 Runout Etched Side 1 (Stamped MASTERDISK
BL-38101-1M XG A20 P OVariant 1 Runout Etched Side 2 (Stamped MASTERDISK A P O
T1 AL-38101-1D XG MASTERDISK RL E8 S ORunout side A
BL-38101-1M XG A13 ORunout side B
T1 AL-38101-1C MASTERDISK RL G ORunout side A
T1 BL-38101-1D MASTERDISK RL o F3Runout side B
AL 38101Side A label
BL 38101Side 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 | Australia | CBS 85879 / CBS SBP 237812First yearLP | LP |
| 1982 | Colombia | CBS 14-1582First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS 85879First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | CBS CBS 85879 / CBS 85879First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | India | CBS 10064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | CBS 85879First yearLP | LP |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2370First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2773First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Korea | CBS/Sony KJPL-0311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS S 85879First yearLP | LP |
| 1982 | UK | CBS 85879First yearLP | LP |
| 1982 | US | Columbia FC 38101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Columbia FC 38101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Columbia FC 38101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Venezuela | CBS CS-10.424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 38101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Love Notes are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia FC 38101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 38101, 85879, 14-1582, CBS 85879) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 38101 and BL 38101. 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.
