Vinyl pressings
by Climax Blues Band · 1980
Gotta Have More Love 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.
13 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 8 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.
WB17733 A 49C2Runout side A stamped
WB17733 B 49C2Runout side B stamped
WB 17.733-ALabel side A
WB 17.733-BLabel side B
WBS-49605-YCA 9657 S REI LWI JS XTALRunout etched side A
WBS-49605-YCA 9682 S LWI JS XTALRunout etched side B
YCA 9657SLabel side A
YCA 9682SLabel side B
YCA 9657·S·REI·WWI JS·XTAL • ━◁Runout etched side A
WBS-49605 YCA 9682·S·WWI • ━◁ JS·XTALRunout etched side B
YCA 9657SLabel side A
YCA 9682SLabel side B
WBS-1-49605 YCA 9657·S·REI·JWI JS·XTAL 0Side A Runout, etched
WBS-49605 YCA9682·S·JWI JS·XTAL 0Side B Runout, etched
YCA 9657SSide A Label
YCA 9682SSide B Label
YCA 9657SSide A label
YCA 9657 DJSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49605First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49605First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49605First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records 17 733First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 17733First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 383First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17733First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49605First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49605First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49605First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49605First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS49605First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 17.733 / Warner Bros. Records WB.17.733First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Gotta Have More Love are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Netherlands, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 17.733, released November 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 17.733, K 17733, WBS49605, WBS 49605) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WB17733 A 49C2 and WB17733 B 49C2. 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.
