Vinyl pressings
by Club Nouveau · 1986
Life, Love & Pain was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, 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.
1-25531-A SR3 ❀ 1-2 SRCRunout side A, etched
1-25531-B SR4 1-2 SRCRunout side B, etched
1-25531-A SH2 ❀ [Allied 'a' logo] B-25845-SH2 △14783 1̶-2̶ SP O-1 AL-SPRunout side A (variant 2) etched
1-25531-B SH-1 ⌢⌢ [Allied 'a' logo] B-25846-SH1 △14783-X 1̶-2̶ SP O-1 AL-SPRunout side B (variant 2) etched
1-25531-A SH2 ❀ B-25845-SH2 △14783 1-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo]Variant 1, runout side A
1-25531-B SH3 B-25846-SH3 △14783-X 1-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo]Variant 1, runout side B
1-25531-A SH2 B-25845-SH2 △14783-X 1-2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo]Variant 2, runout side A
1-25531-B SH1 B-25846-SH1 △14783 -X 1-2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo]Variant 2, runout side B
1-25531-A SH2 ❀ B-25845-SH2 △14783 1-2 SP 0-1AL-SPRunout side A
1-25531-B SR3 1-2 SRC (Logo)Runout side B
SRC (logo) 1-25331-A SR3 ❀ 1-2Runout side A
AL-SP 1-25531-B SH1 S2 Allied (logo) B-25846-SH1 △14783-X 1-2 SP 0-1sm1-1Runout side B
SRC logo 1-25531-A SR4 ❀ 1-2Runout side A, etched
AL-SP 1-25531-B SH-1 B-25846-SHT ▲14783-X (scratched out 1-2) SPO-IsmT-1Runout side B, etched
MX213093
MX213094
92•55311 A1② S-PY (CR)Side A runout
92•55311 B1 (CR) S-PYSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25531-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 55311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W1 25531LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WX 100 / Warner Bros. Records 925 531-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 531-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Warner Bros. Records 925 531-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925531-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925531-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Guatemala | Warner Bros. Records 1-25531First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records 1-25531 / Warner Bros. Records 9 25531-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Jamaica | Warner Bros. Records 1-25531First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records Inc. LWB-6601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records 1-25531First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records 1591701First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-25531 / Warner Bros. Records 9 25531-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Tommy Boy TB-5178-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
27 vinyl pressings of Life, Love & Pain are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1986 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 1-25531.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-25531, 25531-1, 92 55311, WX 100) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25531-A SR3 ❀ 1-2 SRC and 1-25531-B SR4 1-2 SRC. 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.
