Vinyl pressings
by Claudja Barry · 1978
I Wanna Be Loved By You was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 10 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.
6. 23562-01-1/1 A AZ [flower] Manufactured in GermanySide A runout area
6. 23562-01-2/1 B AZ [flower] Manufactured in GermanySide B runout area
LG-1003A-1L 1ASide A runout, variant 1
LG-1003B-1L 2ASide B runout, variant 1
LG-1003A-1L 2A USide A runout, variant 2
LG-1003B-1L 2ASide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Lollipop Records 6.23562 / Lollipop Records 6.23 562First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Belgium | WEA International 58029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Lollipop Records LGR 1003First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | France | Flarenasch 723.605First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Lollipop Records 6.23562 / Lollipop Records 6.23 562First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Lollipop Records LOL 10001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | Lollipop Records U.I.E. 1700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Lollipop Records LOLP 56005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | WEA WEAN 58029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Philippines | Lollipop Records LG-6.23562First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Bolivia | Chrysalis RCY - 802 / Chrysalis RCYLP-802LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Lollipop Records TT-175LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Flarenasch 723 612LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-81240LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-81240LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Korea | SRB Records SRB-P012ALP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of I Wanna Be Loved By You are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, Australia, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Lollipop Records 6.23562.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6.23562, 58029, LGR 1003, 723.605) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6. 23562-01-1/1 A AZ [flower] Manufactured in Germany and 6. 23562-01-2/1 B AZ [flower] Manufactured in Germany. 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.
